Ali Palabıyık files criminal complaint with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced that, as part of a betting investigation, 9 referees, including Ali Palabıyık, who have not served as referees in the last 5 years and were found to have placed bets in the field of football, have been referred to the PFDK.It was stated that theyhad been referred to the PFDK.

It was alleged that they were members of the betting platformnamed Nesine.Palabıyık, who statedthat money transfersinand out of this account were made via Akbank,categorically denied the allegations.

He noted that he closed his account at Akbank 15 years ago.Stating that the account on Nesine was opened without his consent, he announced that he had filed a criminal complaintwith the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the matter,hestated.

In a statement made from Palabıyık's personal social media account,Thestatement included the following:

"In order to ensure the public is correctly informed and to prevent the spread of misinformation, Ihereby submit the following points for public knowledge.

Following the allegations of 'betting' conveyed to me by the TFF,a legal process was immediately initiated; applications were made through my lawyers,and a criminal complaint was filed with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.a criminal complaint has been filed.

During this process, the betting platform named Nesine's customer service was contactedIn thediscussionsheld; it was claimed that there was an account belonging to me, and that through this account the moneyinflows andoutflowswere conducted via Akbankinformation wasverbally conveyedto me. Furthermore, the platform official stated that since 2014, only users whose bank details match can perform transactions.

However;

-In the discussions heldwithAkbank, it was definitively communicated to me that I do not have an active individual account registered in my name. I closed my account at Akbank 15 years ago.I have.

-To prevent potential risks,a request for a block was made to prevent the opening of any account that could be associated with the steps,andthe necessarymeasures have beentaken.

-Although a Nesine customer representative stated that the Akbank receipt, money transfer records, IP addresses used to access the account, and information regarding the devices used would be sent to me via e-mail, despite my repeated requests, to this day, no written documentation has been provided to me. During 3 separate conversations I had with Nesine, I was told that these recordsThe date and time records of the meeting are available.

-Ithas been understood that there is no phone or email information in the membership in question,and that only my identity information was used.

-Furthermore, it was alleged that there was an inflow of money originating from Akbank due to a betting slip placed on 14.12.2022; however, I have noAkbank accountregistered in my name.

The This situationindicates that my personal data may have been obtained unlawfully,and thata fake account may have been created using my name and financial transactions may have beencarriedout. This situationnot onlyaffects me personallynot only a grievanceagainst me, but also a matter of publicsecuritythat constitutes a serious legal violation of significant importance.

In this context;

-Regarding the account in my nameat NesineThe account informationalleged to belong to me was created without my consent or approval.

-No transactionshown as belonging to mecan establish a legal connection with me and is legallynulland void.

The investigation process is beingmeticulously followed by me and my lawyers, and all my legal rights are reserved."