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Prosecutors expanded the investigation with 29 new detentions, including former Galatasaray executive Erden Timur; 149 referees and assistants suspended for betting violations.
- On Dec 26 prosecutors ordered the detention of 29 more people in a probe into professional Turkish football, including former Galatasaray executive Erden Timur, broadcaster NTV reported.
- Earlier this month prosecutors ordered the detention of 46 people including players, club presidents, commentators and a referee, while six suspects were sought for betting on the Kasimpasa vs Samsunspor Super Lig match in October 2024.
- NTV said 14 suspects were players in Turkish leagues, and a Turkish court jailed 20 suspects, including Super Lig players, pending trial.
- The net widened with the arrest of eight more people, including the chairman of a top-tier club, and the federation suspended 1,024 players from all leagues as the probe expanded.
- Four others remain being sought while another suspect is already jailed, and Erden Timur and Galatasaray were not immediately available for comment.
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Turkey orders 29 more detained in widening betting probe
Prosecutors ordered the detention of 29 more people in a probe into betting in professional Turkish soccer with a former Galatasaray executive among those detained, broadcaster NTV and other media said on Friday.
In connection with the betting scandal in Turkish football, there have been arrests again. According to several news agencies, 29 people have been arrested.
Nearly 30 Turkish football players, including fourteen players and a former head of the Stambouliote club in Galatasaray, were arrested, said Istanbul's public prosecutor's office this Friday.
According to consistent Turkish media reports, arrest warrants were issued against 29 people – including former Vice President of Galatasaray Istanbul, Erden Timur (44). In a simultaneous operation in eleven provinces, 24 people were already arrested, along with Timur and 14 football players. One person is already in prison for another offence, while the search for the remaining four continues.According to the media, as the Prosecutor General's …
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