A historic decision for Turkish refereeing from the MHK.

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Central Referee Committee President Ferhat Gündoğdu announced the revolutionary decision after the TFF-Club Union meeting. Gündoğdu announced that the Central Referee Committee, which is the most debated institution in Turkish football, will be corporatized.

CENTRAL REFEREE COMMITTEE IS BECOMING A COMPANY

Evaluating the Club Union's requests for the corporatization of the Central Referee Committee, Gündoğdu stated, "At the beginning of August when we started our duty, there was a request from the Club Union in our first meeting. It was about the corporatization and restructuring of the Central Referee Committee. We promised that we would look into it positively and prepare our reports. First, we examined the models in England and Germany, and also reviewed the practices in Spain and Portugal. At the point we have reached, we encountered examples indicating that the corporatization model would be better, and we reported this to our TFF management. Today, we presented this to the Club Union. Firstly, a status change is required to carry out this management under a company name, and the nearest time is seen as the end of the season. This system will only be valid for the Super League and the 1st League; the system anticipates that. We have structured the transformation process during this transition period with a committee. Currently, the Central Referee Committee manages the refereeing system as it does, under the guidance of this committee," he expressed.

"THE REFEREEING SYSTEM IS ENTERING A MORE QUESTIONABLE PERIOD"

Gündoğdu, who announced that the management system of the Central Referee Committee will change, said, "Since referees are at the center of discussions today. It is inherent in this job that clubs are also part of this refereeing system. It has also been very easy for the TFF management to internalize this. In this method, there will be a technical CEO who will perform the duties of the MHK president, which I am doing today, and there will also be a corporate CEO. When clubs see how transparently we are doing this, they accepted the idea of a 'Consultation Committee.' They will send their 3 members to the Consultation Committee as soon as possible. Now, we are transitioning into a system that is determined and managed by the clubs. Therefore, it is not a one-sided management but a two-sided management system, making the refereeing system enter a more questionable period. The transition period will be evaluated based on the reports given to the Consultation Committee every month. A decision will be made, and it will be decided on that day whether to proceed with corporatization. The experiences we gain in the next 4.5 months will be very helpful to us. We have had discussions regarding referee management. Referee appointments will be managed with the authority of a committee called the Consultation Committee. 3 people will be appointed by the TFF, and 2 will be appointed by the clubs," he stated.

FOREIGN REFEREE ISSUE

In response to the question of whether foreign VAR referees will come to duty, Gündoğdu said, "The foreign VAR issue has not been discussed, but it has been communicated to the clubs that all kinds of decisions, including that, will be under the authority of the Consultation Committee."

"REFEREES WILL DO THEIR JOB"

In response to the question of whether the current referees are informed about the process, Gündoğdu stated, "Since referees will only perform their refereeing duties, not much is changing for them. Still, we have informed them from time to time. Our referees are aware of the general outline," he explained.