24.10.2025 23:50
Galatasaray made a statement regarding the referee Turgut Işık, who has been assigned to the league match against ÇBK Mersin. In the statement, it was requested that the referee for the match be changed, stating, "We would like to inform the public that we request the review and change of the referee assignment for the match, and in the event that our request is not accepted, we ask for the assignment of multiple referee evaluators."
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The Galatasaray Club made a statement regarding the referee Turgut Işık, who has been appointed for the match between Çimsa ÇBK Mersin and Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring in the 3rd week of the Halkbank Women's Basketball Super League.
In the statement made by the yellow-red club, it was noted that one of the referees appointed by the Central Referee Board of the Turkish Basketball Federation for the match to be played on Sunday, October 26, is Turgut Işık, and the following was recorded:
''HE CLEARLY AFFECTED THE BALANCE OF THE MATCH''
"Turgut Işık officiated in the matches where our women's basketball team played last season, including the Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring-Fenerbahçe Opet and Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring-Çimsa ÇBK Mersin matches, which were closely contested until the last moment. Some decisions made and not made in these matches directly affected the outcomes. In both matches, Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring lost by a single point, and some decisions raised serious concerns about fair management within our club. Especially in the Çimsa ÇBK Mersin match, while our opponent took 25 free throws, our team only went to the line once, and this statistic clearly affected the balance of the match. After these matches, despite our club repeatedly communicating the grievances to the President of the Central Referee Board, Mr. Recep Ankaralı, he has become a partner in all these events by trying to legitimize what we believe to be wrong decisions instead of taking precautions regarding the issues that occurred."
"The appointment of the same referee for our match against OGM Ormanspor in the first week of the new season and now the reappointment of the same name for the away match against Çimsa ÇBK Mersin has cast a shadow on the principle of objectivity from our club's perspective," the statement said, adding the following:
''WE REQUEST THE CHANGE OF REFEREE APPOINTMENT''
"In this regard, we would like to inform the public that in our official petition submitted to the Central Referee Board of the Turkish Basketball Federation, we request that the referee appointment for the mentioned match be reviewed and changed. If our request is not accepted, we also request the assignment of multiple referee evaluators. As Galatasaray Club, we see the establishment of a fair, impartial, and trustworthy management approach as our top priority for the development and reputation of Turkish basketball. In this regard, we invite all stakeholders to take joint responsibility to ensure that effort and investment are reciprocated under equal conditions on the field."
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