30.10.2026 08:40
The Professional Football Disciplinary Board handed Fenerbahçe's Archie Brown, who was involved in a fight during the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby, a 3-match ban and a 100,000 lira fine, and Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı a 2-match ban and a 67,000 lira fine. The Board also imposed various fines on both clubs due to chants and pitch incidents.
The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) has given Archie Brown, who wears the Fenerbahçe shirt, a 3-match ban and a fine of 100,000 lira for fighting. Galatasaray player Abdülkerim Bardakcı received a 2-match ban and a fine of 67,000 lira for fighting.
The decisions taken at the committee's meeting dated 29 October 2026 have been announced. The most notable of the decisions concerned the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby played on 26 October.
BAN FOR THE FIGHT IN THE DERBY
Fenerbahçe's player Archie Brown was punished with a ban from 3 official matches and a fine of 100,000 lira for fighting in the derby. Galatasaray's player Abdülkerim Bardakcı received a ban from 2 official matches and a fine of 67,000 lira for the same reason.
FIVE SEPARATE FINES FOR GALATASARAY
Galatasaray was fined 500,000 lira because of its fans' ugly and bad chanting. It was stated that the action occurred for the 2nd time in a home match during the season, and the electronic ticket cards of the spectators in the blocks where the chanting took place will be blocked for the next home match.
The yellow-red club was also fined 560,000 lira for pitch incidents, 500,000 lira because the number of accompanying children was more than the number of referees and players participating in the ceremony, 280,000 lira because its sent-off player made a statement in the mixed zone, and 280,000 lira because Fenerbahçe's logo that was not registered with the TFF was used on the scoreboard.
Galatasaray coach Serhat Doğan was also fined 50,000 lira for being in areas where he was not accredited, and received a 21-day deprivation of rights for unsportsmanlike conduct toward an opposing team player.
FINES ALSO POURED ON FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe was fined 350,000 lira because of its fans' ugly and bad chanting. It was stated that the action occurred for the 3rd time away during the season, and the cards of the spectators in blocks numbered 418, 419 and 420 in the away stand will be blocked for the next away match.
The yellow-navy club was fined 560,000 lira for pitch incidents, 87,500 lira for unsportsmanlike conduct as a team, and 280,000 lira because its sent-off player made a statement in the mixed zone. Fenerbahçe official Ahmet Aytar was also fined 50,000 lira for being in an area where he was not accredited.
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR TRABZONSPOR AND RİZESPOR
The committee fined Trabzonspor 1,400,000 lira for pitch incidents caused by its fans in the Çaykur Rizespor-Trabzonspor match, and 670,000 lira for ugly and bad chanting that occurred for the 5th time away. The cards of spectators in the away stand will be blocked for the following 2 away matches.
Çaykur Rizespor coach Ekrem Hayyam Dağ received, by majority vote, a ban from entering the dressing room and substitute bench for 1 official match and a fine of 850,000 lira because of his statements about the referee in the post-match flash interview and press conference. Rizespor coaches İsmail Demirci and Serhat Sezgin were each given a 21-day deprivation of rights for insulting the referee. The cards of the spectators in the blocks where Rizespor fans chanted will also be blocked for the next home match.
Samsunspor was fined 280,000 lira for pitch incidents in the Amed Sportif Faaliyetler match, while technical manager Nenad Bjelica received a ban from entering the dressing room and substitute bench for 1 official match and a fine of 100,000 lira for unsportsmanlike conduct toward the referee. It was decided that there was no ground for imposing a penalty on Samsunspor and Club Chairman Yüksel Yıldırım because of a social media post about the referee.
The committee also fined Gençlerbirliği 280,000 lira for pitch incidents in the Konyaspor match, and gave a warning penalty for ugly and bad chanting. Amed Sportif Faaliyetler officials Serhat Üngür and Ömer Gözen were each fined 50,000 lira for being in areas where they were not accredited.