12.02.2026 20:30
The Turkish Football Federation has referred some club personnel to the PFDK with precautionary measures as part of a betting investigation. Galatasaray team doctor Abdullah Yener İnce and Fenerbahçe Club Translator Saruhan Karaman were also referred to the PFDK for allegedly placing bets.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has taken another step in the ongoing betting investigation.
510 NAMES REFERRED TO PFDK
The Turkish Football Federation announced that it has referred 510 individuals who have served as "Physiotherapist, Psychological Performance Consultant, Masseuse, Equipment Manager, Translator, Doctor, and Nutrition Specialist" in professional leagues over the last 5 years to the PFDK.
FROM PHYSIOTHERAPIST TO MASSEUSE AND DOCTOR
In a statement from the TFF, it was said, "As part of the betting investigation conducted by the Turkish Football Federation, it has been decided to refer individuals who have served as physiotherapists, psychological performance consultants, masseuses, equipment managers, translators, doctors, and nutrition specialists in professional leagues over the last 5 years and have been found to have placed bets to the PFDK with precautionary measures starting from February 13, 2026, in accordance with Article 57 of the Football Disciplinary Regulation."
YENER İNCE AND SARUHAN KARAMAN ARE ALSO ON THE LIST
Two notable names were included in the list. Abdullah Yener İnce, the team doctor of Galatasaray, and Saruhan Karaman, the club translator of Fenerbahçe, found themselves among the 510 individuals referred to the PFDK for having placed bets.
Here are the names referred to the PFDK: