Minister of Youth and Sports Bak: 149 referees received 8-12 month bans

Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy attended the 2026 Central Government Budget and 2024 Final Account Law Proposal discussions and answered questions from members of parliament.

Minister Bak, responding to a question regarding betting operations, said, "There is an investigation being conducted with the Football Federation. About 1.5 years ago with the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Interior, that we initiated. The study. 149 referees were given 8-12 month bans. Approximately 5,000 pieces of information were scanned. There are technical directors and club executives involved. There are 27 players from the Super League, 77 from the 1st League, 282 from the 2nd League, 629 from the 3rd League, and some from the amateur leagues. These are the administrative penaltiesissued. The prosecutor's investigation is ongoing," he said.

Responding to a question regarding the fire in Bolu Kartalkaya, Minister of Culture and TourismErsoy said, "I also have two children. There were those who lost their children and their families.It is very painful, a sorrowfultragedy. Following the incident, our Ministry conducted two inspections on April 16 and June 17. On July 18,three bureaucrats were suspended from duty."we granted the permission regarding our. The Council of State on September 25expanded the scopein the country," he stated.

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