Black market ticket operation ahead of the Fenerbahçe-Liverpool match! 9 detained; a handgun and 41 cartridges seized at addresses.

Black market ticket operation ahead of the Fenerbahçe-Liverpool match! 9 detained; a handgun and 41 cartridges seized at addresses.

03.11.2026 00:40

Before the Champions League match between Fenerbahçe and Liverpool to be played on 4 November at Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium, 9 suspects identified as having sold black-market tickets via social media were detained in an operation carried out in Istanbul. During searches at the suspects' addresses, 1 handgun, 41 cartridges and a large amount of digital material were seized.

Before the Champions League match between Fenerbahçe and Liverpool to be played on November 4, 9 suspects determined to have been selling black market tickets via social media were detained in an operation. During searches at the suspects' addresses, 1 handgun, 41 cartridges and numerous digital materials were seized.

THEY SOLD BLACK MARKET TICKETS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

As part of work carried out under the coordination of the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Istanbul Police Department Sports Security Branch Directorate and the Cyber Crimes Combat Branch Directorate launched an investigation upon information that black market ticket sales were being made via social media before the Fenerbahçe-Liverpool match to be played at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium on November 4.

HANDGUN AND CARTRIDGES FOUND AT ADDRESSES

In the examinations, an operation was organized on November 2 to capture suspects determined to have committed crimes within the scope of Law No. 6222 on the Prevention of Violence and Disorder in Sports. Nine suspects were detained in the operation. During searches at the suspects' addresses, 1 handgun, 41 cartridges and numerous digital materials were seized.

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