TFF announces 1,024 footballers who placed bets: Here are the names of the Süper Lig players
The Turkish Football Federation has announced the 1,024 footballers identified as having placed bets as part of an investigation into professional leagues, and has referred these names to the Professional Football Discipline Committee (PFDK).
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In a written statement issued by the TFF, it was stated: "As part of the betting investigation conducted by the Turkish Football Federation regarding professional leagues, it has been decided to refer 1,024 footballers identified as having engaged in betting to the PFDK with precautionary measures, effective from 10.11.2025, in accordance with Article 57 of the Football Disciplinary Instructions."
As part of the betting investigation conducted by the Turkish Football Federation regarding professional leagues, it has been decided to refer 1,024 footballers identified as having engaged in betting to the PFDK with precautionary measures, effective from 10.11.2025, in accordance with Article 57 of the Football Disciplinary Instructions.
Due to the referral of 1,024 footballers to the PFDK with precautionary measures, urgent negotiations have been initiated with FIFA to grant a 15-day transfer and registration period, exclusively at the national level, in addition to the 2025-2026 winter transfer window, to allow clubs to fill gaps in their squads.
With the TFF Board of Directors' decision dated 10.11.2025, it has been decided to postpone the match fixtures of the TFF 2nd League and TFF 3rd League by 2 weeks. TFF Süper Lig and TFF 1st League matches will continue to be played as previously announced. The disciplinary referral procedures for 47 footballers, who were observed to have engaged in betting activity only once, will be evaluated within the framework of new evidence and information to be obtained as a result of the responses from relevant institutions, in order to avoid irreparable harm. Correspondence with official institutions by the Turkish Football Federation is ongoing, and the investigation will be expanded and continued based on these incoming responses. The 1,024 footballers referred to the PFDK in accordance with Article 57 of the Football Disciplinary Instructions are listed below," the statement said.
The footballers from the Trendyol Süper Lig referred to the PFDK are as follows:
Beşiktaş: Ersin Destanoğlu, Necip Uysal
Alanyaspor: İzzet Çelik, Enes Keskin, Yusuf Özdemir, Bedirhan Özyurt
Çaykur Rizespor: Efe Doğan, Furkan Orak
Galatasaray: Metehan Baltacı, Evren Eren Elmalı
Gaziantep FK: Muhammet Taha Güneş, Nazım Sangare
Göztepe: İzzet Furkan Malak, Uğur Kaan Yıldız
Antalyaspor: Kerem Kayaarası
Eyüpspor: Mükremin Arda Türköz
Kasımpaşa: Ege Albayrak, Ali Emre Yanar
Fatih Karagümrük: Furkan Bekleviç, Kerem Yusuf Sirkeci
Samsunspor: Celil Yüksel
Trabzonspor: Boran Başkan, Salih Malkoçoğlu
Konyaspor: Adil Demirbağ, Alassane Ndao
Kayserispor: Berkan Aslan, Abdulsamet Burak
The remainder of the list containing the names of the 1,024 footballers is as follows:
