05.11.2026 15:50
An operation was carried out against individuals identified as selling black-market tickets via social media ahead of the Champions League match Fenerbahçe will play against Liverpool. During the operation, 9 people were detained, while 5 of the suspects referred to the courthouse were released. Judicial control measures were imposed on three suspects in the form of a ban on leaving the country, and on one suspect in the form of house arrest and a ban on leaving the country.
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Sports Security Branch Directorate and Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate, under the coordination of the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, launched an investigation into black-market ticket sales conducted via social media ahead of the Fenerbahçe-Liverpool UEFA Champions League match to be played in Istanbul on November 4.
9 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN OPERATION
Within the scope of the work carried out, 9 suspects were caught and detained in an operation held on November 2. During searches of the suspects, 1 pistol, 41 cartridges, and numerous digital materials were seized. The suspects, whose procedures at the police station were completed, were referred to the courthouse.
JUDICIAL CONTROL DECISION FOR 4 SUSPECTS
Of the suspects referred to the Anadolu Courthouse, 5 were released after their statements to the prosecutor's office. Of the other 4 suspects referred to the on-duty Magistrate Judge, judicial control measures in the form of a travel ban abroad were imposed on 3 of them. For one suspect, a judicial control decision was issued in the form of house arrest and a travel ban abroad.