Referees case: Yasin Kol and Göktuğ Hazar Erel arrested

Published 5 Oct, 08:53 Updated 5 Oct, 20:55 Photo: BirGün

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In the referees case, referee Yasin Kol was arrested on match-fixing and incentive-bonus charges, and assistant referee Göktuğ Hazar Erel on forgery of an official document.

In the investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the two referees were referred to a criminal judgeship after questioning. Kol said in his statement that he had not bet. A MASAK report recorded about 135 million lira in transactions in Kol's accounts in 2012-2026.

Referees case: Yasin Kol and Göktuğ Hazar Erel arrested

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