Messages show Ferhat Gündoğdu and Yasin Kol discussing referee appointments

Messages found in Central Referee Committee (MHK) Chair Ferhat Gündoğdu's digital materials show him discussing referee and VAR appointments by name with referee Yasin Kol. The correspondence shows names suggested by Kol were reflected in the appointments.

The messages include Kol's appointment requests for the 1st League play-off final and Gündoğdu's approvals. A voice recording addressed to FIFA assistant referee Kerem Ersoy also drew attention, in which Gündoğdu says, "Either submit your petition and quit refereeing, or behave."

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3 Oct 2026 07:16 Messages show Ferhat Gündoğdu and Yasin Kol discussing referee appointments Messages found in Central Referee Committee (MHK) Chair Ferhat Gündoğdu's digital materials show him discussing referee and VAR appointments by name with referee Yasin Kol. The correspondence shows names suggested by Kol were reflected in the appointments.

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