05.12.2025 14:10
In the second wave of the betting investigation that has shaken the football world, arrest warrants were issued for 46 individuals. Of these names, 35 have been detained, including Mert Hakan Yandaş and Metehan Baltacı, who are among the players in the Super League. The prosecutor's office officially announced that the players had placed bets on their own matches. Here is the list of names included...
In the second wave of the betting operation, 46 people were detained. Among them are Super League football players such as Mert Hakan Yandaş, Metehan Baltacı, Alassane Ndao, and critical figures like Ahmet Çakar, Murat Sancak, and Zorbay Küçük. The prosecutor's office officially announced that the players had bet on their own matches. The investigation is ongoing and expanding.
In the second wave of the betting investigation that has shaken the football world, a detention order was issued for 46 people. Among the 9 football players wearing jerseys in the Super League are Mert Hakan Yandaş and Metehan Baltacı. The prosecutor's office officially stated that the players had bet on their own matches.
NINE FOOTBALL PLAYERS DETAINED FROM THE SUPER LEAGUE
The new wave operation in the betting scandal has made headlines in Turkey's football agenda. A detention order was issued for 46 people, including 9 football players from the Super League.
Super League players detained:
- Abdulsamet Burak (Kayserispor)
- Alassane Ndao (Konyaspor)
- İzzet Furkan Malak (Göztepe)
- Kerem Yusuf Sirkeci (Fatih Karagümrük)
- Metehan Baltacı (Galatasaray)
- Salih Malkoçoğlu (Trabzonspor)
- Uğur Kaan Yıldız (Göztepe)
- Yusuf Özdemir (Alanyaspor)
- Mert Hakan Yandaş (Fenerbahçe)
The prosecutor's office confirmed that a large portion of these football players had bet on their own teams' matches.
OPERATION CARRIED OUT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, simultaneous operations were carried out in many provinces in the early morning hours.
In addition to professional football players, some club executives and well-known figures in the football world were also detained.
AHMET ÇAKAR: I DON'T KNOW
Among those detained is former referee and sports commentator Ahmet Çakar. While being taken to the courthouse, Çakar responded to a reporter's question, "Why were you detained?" with "I don't know."
MERT HAKAN AND METEHAN BALTACI DETAINED
The two most notable names in the investigation:
- Mert Hakan Yandaş (Fenerbahçe)
- Metehan Baltacı (Galatasaray)
According to the prosecutor's statement:
Metehan Baltacı was detained for betting on his own match, while Mert Hakan Yandaş was found to have bet through another person. The statements of both players will be critical to the course of the investigation.
SANCAR AND ÇELİK ARE ALSO ON THE LIST
Other important names detained:
- Murat Sancak, former president of Adana Demirspor
- Emrah Çelik, vice president of Antalyaspor
It was reported that both individuals were included in the investigation due to suspicious financial transactions.
DETAILED STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office highlighted the following points in its statement expanding the scope of the investigation:
27 football players bet on their own teams' matches.
Mert Hakan Yandaş was found to be betting through another person.
Findings indicating match-fixing were found in the Ankaraspor–Nazilli Belediyespor and Ümraniyespor–Giresunspor matches.
Seven individuals, including Ahmet Çakar, Murat Sancak, and Zorbay Küçük, were detained due to bank transactions.
Out of a total of 46 suspects, 35 were caught, and it was determined that 5 were abroad.
THE BIG LIST HAS BEEN RELEASED
- 1. Abdulsamet Burak – Football Player (Kayserispor)
- 2. Abdurrahman Bayram – Football Player (Sakaryaspor)
- 3. Ahmet Abdullah Çakmak – Football Player (Sivas Spor)
- 4. Alassane Ndao – Football Player (Konyaspor)
- 5. Arda Türken – Football Player (Sakaryaspor)
- 6. Bartu Kaya – Football Player (Amedspor)
- 7. Cengiz Demir – Football Player (Hatayspor)
- 8. Emircan Çiçek – Football Player (Pendikspor)
- 9. Ensar Bilir – Football Player (Boluspor)
- 10. Eren Karadağ – Football Player (Çorumspor)
- 11. Erhan Çelenk – Football Player (Serikspor)
- 12. İsmail Kalburcu – Football Player (Boluspor)
- 13. İzzet Furkan Malak – Football Player (Göztepespor)
- 14. Kadir Kaan Yurdakul – Football Player (Manisaspor)
- 15. Kerem Yusuf Sirkeci – Football Player (Fatih Karagümrükspor)
- 16. Metehan Baltacı – Football Player (Galatasaray)
- 17. Muhammed Furkan Özhan – Football Player (Erzurumspor)
- 18. Oktay Aydın – Football Player (Amedspor)
- 19. Orkun Özdemir – Football Player (Boluspor)
- 20. Salih Malkoçoğlu – Football Player (Trabzonspor)
- 21. Samet Karabatak – Football Player (Manisaspor)
- 22. Tolga Kalender – Football Player (Bandırmaspor)
- 23. Uğur Adem Gezer – Football Player (Amedspor)
- 24. Uğur Kaan Yıldız – Football Player (Göztepe Spor)
- 25. Yunus Emre Tekoğul – Football Player (Sakaryaspor)
- 26. Yusuf Özdemir – Football Player (Alanyaspor)
- 27. Yücel Gürol – Football Player (Adanademirspor)
- 28. Cüneyt Semirli – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case
- 29. Ümit Kaya – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case
- 30. Koray Şanlı – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case
- 31. Faruk Can Genç – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case (Vanspor)
- 32. Cenk Sarıtaş – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case
- 33. Gamze Neli Kaya – Ümraniyespor – Giresunspor case
- 34. Ahmet Okatan – Nazillispor–Ankaraspor case
- 35. Gürhan Sönmez – Nazillispor–Ankaraspor case
- 36. Mehmet Emin Katipoğlu – Nazillispor–Ankaraspor case
- 37. Volkan Erten – Nazillispor–Ankaraspor case
- 38. Şahin Kaya – Nazillispor–Ankaraspor case
- 39. Zorbay Küçük – Referee (MHK Report)
- 40. Murat Sancak – Former President of Adanademirspor
- 41. Metin Korkmaz – Vice President of Adanademirspor
- 42. Emrah Çelik – Antalyaspor Club Executive
- 43. Mert Hakan Yandaş – Football Player (Fenerbahçe)
- 44. Ersen Dikmen – Person who bet on Mert Hakan Yandaş
- 45. Ahmet Çakar – Sports Commentator – Former Referee
- 46. Hayriye Arzu Çakar – Ahmet Çakar's wife (Former doctor)