27.10.2025 16:11
TFF Vice President Mecnun Otyakmaz spoke after İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu's statements regarding referees. Mecnun Otyakmaz stated that the names of referees who placed bets would be disclosed, saying, "When the TFF Legal Committee submits the file regarding the referees who placed bets to the PFDK, the names of the referees will be announced on the TFF's official website under the title of Disciplinary Referrals."
Turkey Football Federation Vice President Mecnun Otyakmaz met with journalists to make statements following TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu's remarks that 'there are referees who gamble.'
'RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE'
In response to the question, 'Is there an investigation within the boards and especially within the MHK?' Mecnun Otyakmaz said, "We have started with the referees. Detailed investigations will continue step by step in all units of the TFF regarding this matter."
NAMES OF REFEREES WILL BE ANNOUNCED
Mecnun Otyakmaz, stating that the research on gambling is focused on referees, said, "Detailed findings and reports will become clear in the coming days," and noted that the names of the referees will be announced one by one, adding, "When the TFF Legal Board submits the file regarding the referees who gamble to the PFDK, the names of the referees will be announced on the TFF's official website under the title of Disciplinary Referrals."