"The full list of the penalised officials was published on the TFF website. On Monday, it was revealed a five-year probe had found 371 of 571 match officials have betting accounts, with 152 of those actively gambling. While some had only bet once, 42 had bet on more than 1,000 football matches - with one official found to have placed 18,227 bets."
""There is a moral crisis in Turkish football. There is no such thing as structure. The fundamental problem at the core of Turkish football is an ethical one," TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu told CNN on Friday. "Ask any referee, if there is even one who has not received his pay, I will resign as federation president. In fact, we improved their salaries last year, and again this year.""
"After the investigation's findings were announced on Monday, a number of Turkey's top clubs responded. Besiktas said it "could mark a new beginning for clean football" while Trabzonspor called the development "an historic opportunity to rebuild justice in Turkish football". Fenerbahce president Sadettin Saran added: "This is both shocking and deeply saddening for Turkish football. "But the fact that it is coming to light is a hopeful development.""
The Turkish Football Federation suspended 149 referees and assistant referees after an investigation found hundreds of professional match officials held betting accounts. Bans of eight to 12 months were applied depending on the severity of the act, and investigations into three other officials remain ongoing. A five-year probe found 371 of 571 match officials had betting accounts, with 152 actively gambling; 42 officials had bet on more than 1,000 matches and one official placed 18,227 bets. Match officials are prohibited from betting under TFF, Fifa and Uefa rules. The federation president called the situation an ethical crisis and several top clubs described the revelations as an opportunity to restore justice and integrity.
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