This story is from 19 September 2026.
Arca Çorum FK lost 2-1 at home to Alanyaspor. Criticizing match referee Alper Akarsu's performance, Club President Savaş Balçık stated, "Here, Türkiye 0, referee 1," and announced they will file an appeal with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Monday.
Balçık announced the decision to appeal saying 'There is no need to even talk'. He harshly criticized the refereeing of match official Alper Akarsu. He said 'The loser here was Türkiye, we did not lose'.
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+5: Fotomaç, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milat, Haber7 and Star +6: Sabah (spor), Fotomaç, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milat, Haber7 and Star 
+2: Sporx and Ajansspor 
+2: Muhalif and Cumhuriyet Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his post, saying, "Irregularities must be prevented."
+3: Haber7, Star and A Spor +4: Takvim, Haber7, Star and A Spor 
+5: NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen +6: Ajansspor, NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen 
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board will meet on Friday with an extraordinary election agenda. Board member Mevlüt Aktan had previously resigned.
+4: Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +5: Ekonomim, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV The Central Referee Committee (MHK) announced Süper Lig referee appointments will be made based on the evaluations of Elite Referee Director Anthony Taylor. The appointments had become controversial after the resignation of arrested MHK Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu.
+4: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ajansspor and Duhuliye +5: Sporx, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ajansspor and Duhuliye Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu is preparing to meet FIFA and UEFA over assigning foreign referees in the Süper Lig.
Turkish national football team head coach Vincenzo Montella arrived in Riva for talks with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board. The meeting is continuing with TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu in attendance.
Fenerbahçe beat ÇBK Mersin 79-71 in the FIBA Women's SuperCup final to win the cup for the third time. Fenerbahçe's Emma Meesseman was named the game's most valuable player.
+4: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +5: Star, A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +2: Ekonomim and Ajansspor 
+4: Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel +5: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel In the Women's AXA Sigorta Champions Cup final, VakıfBank beat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 to win the trophy.
+5: Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +6: A Spor, Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +3: Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +4: NTV Spor, Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +2: Nefes and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Nefes and Evrensel Türkiye's visually impaired women's national football team beat Poland's visually impaired women's national football team 2-0 in the final of the IBSA B1 European Championship, entered for the first time, to become champions. It finished the tournament unbeaten with four wins and one draw, without conceding a goal.
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced 4 people were detained in Istanbul and Tekirdağ in the investigation into former intelligence agency MİT official Kaşif Kozinoğlu, who died in prison in 2011; charges include "intentional killing", forming a criminal organization, and violating Law No. 2937. Two former prosecutors were previously arrested.
+14: Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Takvim, Haber7, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Sabah, Milat, TGRT Haber, NTV, Yeni Asır and A Haber +15: Star, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Takvim, Haber7, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Sabah, Milat, TGRT Haber, NTV, Yeni Asır and A Haber 
+7: Kısa Dalga, Karar, Dünya, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomi Manşet and Diken +8: Kıbrıs Genç TV, Kısa Dalga, Karar, Dünya, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomi Manşet and Diken 
+10: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Aykırı, Nefes, Oda TV, Halk TV, Muhalif, BirGün and Cumhuriyet +11: Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Aykırı, Nefes, Oda TV, Halk TV, Muhalif, BirGün and Cumhuriyet 
+2: DW Türkçe and BBC Türkçe In the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's capital markets investigation, Pusula Holding Chairman Serdar Turhan, Tera Yatırım Holding Chairman Emre Tezmen, and executives Alper Öztürk, Emre Alkin and Kerem Alkin were detained. In the case file, 4 suspects are under arrest, and 51 people are subject to a travel ban and asset freeze.
+10: NTV, Haber7, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milat, Habertürk and Yeni Asır +11: TGRT Haber, NTV, Haber7, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milat, Habertürk and Yeni Asır +7: Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Diken, Serbestiyet and Bloomberg HT +8: Gazete Oksijen, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Diken, Serbestiyet and Bloomberg HT +8: Oda TV, Sözcü, BirGün, Gerçek Gündem, Halk TV, Evrensel, Yeniçağ and Tele2 Haber +9: Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Sözcü, BirGün, Gerçek Gündem, Halk TV, Evrensel, Yeniçağ and Tele2 Haber Detained and released under judicial control in the celebrity drug probe led by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, actor Aras Bulut İynemli said in his statement that he did not use narcotics and refused active remorse provisions, stating, "I have committed no crime."
+9: CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet (spor), Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, TGRT Haber, A Haber and Takvim +10: Habertürk, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet (spor), Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, TGRT Haber, A Haber and Takvim 
+6: Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomi Manşet and Karar +7: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomi Manşet and Karar 
+9: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, Nefes, Aykırı, Muhalif, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +10: Gerçek Gündem, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, Nefes, Aykırı, Muhalif, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV 
Bozova Public Prosecutor Türkşad Kunthan Uçuk, suspended for three months by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) on September 18, surrendered to Tekirdağ Courthouse with his lawyer after a detention order. The court imposed a travel ban citing "strong suspicion of crime"; Uçuk stated he did not publish the video.
+10: A Haber, Sabah, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, NTV, Milliyet, Star, Türkiye Gazetesi and TGRT Haber +11: Yeni Şafak, A Haber, Sabah, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, NTV, Milliyet, Star, Türkiye Gazetesi and TGRT Haber 
+3: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomi Manşet +4: Diken, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomi Manşet +8: Sözcü, Halk TV, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and BirGün +9: Evrensel, Sözcü, Halk TV, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and BirGün 
