04.05.2026 21:40
Fenerbahçe management held talks with the Turkish Football Federation to request a reduction of the 12-month deprivation of rights penalty imposed on Mert Hakan Yandaş.
The management of Fenerbahçe took action after the deprivation of rights penalty given to Mert Hakan Yandaş, who was arrested in the betting investigation and subsequently released in the past weeks.
FENERBAHÇE WENT TO THE TFF
The TFF imposed a 12-month deprivation of rights penalty on Mert Hakan Yandaş as part of the betting investigation. According to a report on A Spor, Fenerbahçe officials went to the TFF today for Mert Hakan Yandaş. It was stated that the Fenerbahçe management held discussions with the federation to reduce the penalty given to the experienced player.
PENALTY GIVEN TO MERT HAKAN
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) imposed a 12-month deprivation of rights penalty on Fenerbahçe player Mert Hakan Yandaş. In a statement from the TFF, it was announced that the PFDK gave the yellow-navy player a 12-month deprivation of rights penalty due to his betting action.
Statement from Mert Hakan Yandaş on the matter:
"My lawyers and elders are telling me to wait for the arbitration process. I have been chosen as a scapegoat once. I know my pen is broken. I do not believe at all that the unfair and unjust decision about me will change, but I believe there are people who fear God, and therefore I will make a detailed statement after the arbitration... I hope you consider that I too have a family and that you are not just punishing me..."