Tickets had sold like hotcakes! 9 detentions before the Galatasaray-Barcelona match

Tickets had sold like hotcakes! 9 detentions before the Galatasaray-Barcelona match

12.10.2026 10:15

An operation was carried out against black market ticket sellers ahead of the Champions League match to be played between Galatasaray and Barcelona. During the work carried out under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 9 suspects whose identities and addresses were determined were detained. The suspects were taken to the police station for processing.

An operation was launched against suspects found to be selling black market tickets ahead of the match in which Galatasaray will host Barcelona in the 2nd week of the UEFA Champions League. Nine people were detained in the operation carried out in Istanbul.

POLICE RAID ON BLACK MARKET TICKET SALES

Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Sports Security Branch Directorate took action upon information that black market ticket sales were taking place for the Galatasaray-Barcelona match to be played on Tuesday at Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex RAMS Park.

As part of the efforts carried out under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the identities and addresses of individuals suspected of illegal ticket sales were identified.

9 SUSPECTS DETAINED

Police teams carried out an operation against the identified suspects following the work carried out. In the operation, 9 suspects were caught and detained. The suspects were taken to the police station for their processing at the police department.

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