Trabzonspor boss among 448 club officials suspended in Turkish betting probe

[p]The suspended officials, ‌who served at clubs in the ‌country's two highest divisions during the 2026/27 season, ‌were found to have placed bets whilst in ‌office over the past five years, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said in a statement.[/p][p]All 448 have ‌been referred to the federation’s ⁠disciplinary committee.[/p][p]Media reports ‌said the list published by the TFF on Wednesday ​included about 171 officials who had served at clubs in the top-flight ​Super Lig.[/p][p]Dogan said he previously held a betting account and had disclosed it to the ⁠authorities.[/p][p][b]"These companies sponsored ​clubs and held launch events. Nobody thought this would cause problems... if we made a mistake, we apologise, but we have done nothing ‌wrong,"[/b] Dogan told broadcaster A Spor.[/p][image alt="Besiktas and Trabzonspor in the Super Lig standings" id="de21d379-3e61-4eea-83fe-ab81f8cd0cb3" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1d96ca79-dbd0-4e93-a0d3-2c349532ca46" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Reuters has contacted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/trabzonspor/MmsYDc03/"]Trabzonspor[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/besiktas/IDmErJCR/"]Besiktas[/a] seeking comment from the clubs, Dogan and Daltaban.[/p][p]The TFF has tightened its oversight of betting since a scandal rocked Turkish soccer last year. The federation suspended about 149 referees and 1,024 players for various periods of time as part ‌of the investigation.[/p][p]Several top-tier players and high-ranking club ​officials were then jailed in a ‌crackdown on illegal betting and match-fixing in the country's professional leagues.[/p][p]In a separate investigation, Turkey detained the head and six members of its main referee board on ⁠Tuesday over accusations ⁠of interference in ‌refereeing procedures.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/turkey/super-lig/"]Follow the Turkish Super Lig with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]