Among those arrested was Ferhat Gundogdu, president of the refereeing body, and his vice-president, with searches carried out at all of the suspects' "homes, workplaces and offices". Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek attends the Justice and Development (AK) Party parliamentary group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly, in Ankara, Turkiye, on April 15, 2026. Rasit Aydogan / Anadolu (Photo by Rasit Aydogan / ANADOLU / Anadolu via AFP)The head of Turkey's football refereeing body and six other people have been arrested as part of a graft investigation, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on Tuesday."Claims regarding interference in the processes of referee classification, assignments, scoring and appointments, as well as in the examinations on rules, have been investigated," he wrote on X.Among those arrested was Ferhat Gundogdu, president of the refereeing body, and his vice-president, with searches carried out at all of the suspects' "homes, workplaces and offices"."We will steadfastly continue the fight for clean football so that claims undermining trust in Turkish football are clarified (and) those responsible are held accountable," Gurlek said.The move comes a year after Turkey's Football Federation (TFF) suspended 149 referees over allegations of involvement in an illegal betting scandal.In a statement on its website which did not mention the arrests, the TFF sai...
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