Breaking News: MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu and 6 others detained! Serious allegations

As part of an investigation into "Forgery of Official Documents" conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an inquiry was launched into allegations of "mobbing" and "forgery of official documents" following a victim's statement.

Within the scope of the investigation, open-source research, as well as MASAK and HTS analyses, were carried out. Complainant and witness statements, along with expert findings, were also added to the file.

As a result of the examinations, it was assessed that Central Referee Board (MHK) President Ferhat Gündoğdu, along with some MHK members, referees, and observers, might be linked to the crimes under investigation.

In this context, a simultaneous operation was carried out against 7 suspects in 4 provinces centered in Istanbul.

During the operation, 7 suspects, including MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu, were detained.

First footage of the operation has emerged: https://t.co/LC0OAzwohi pic.twitter.com/HsqU2EbCKr

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NAMES IN DETENTION REVEALED

The names detained as part of the operation are as follows:

• Ferhat Gündoğdu: MHK President
• Ferdi Karadoruk: President of the TFF Active Referees Association
• Ahmet Şahin: Former Vice President of the TFF Central Referee Board
• Yunus Yıldırım: Former member of the TFF Central Referee Board
• Sebahattin Şahin: MHK Member, TFF Education and 4th Region Supervisor
• Alican Sağlar: Organization Supervisor of the TFF Referees and Observers Association Istanbul Branch
• Emre Kosif: President of the TFF Referees and Observers Association Istanbul Provincial Referee Board

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS!

According to the report by Burak Doğan, there are allegations of mobbing and forgery of documents by a public official against MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu. It is claimed that Sebahattin Şahin acted in concert with Gündoğdu regarding allegations of mobbing and forgery of documents.

It was reported that Ahmet Şahin is being evaluated under the scope of forgery of documents due to allegations that he provided exam questions to TFFGHD supporters. Allegations of mobbing and unlawful acquisition of personal data are directed at Yunus Yıldırım.

The allegations against Ferdi Karadoruk include mobbing by pressuring referees and observers who are not members of the association, obscenity, and breach of trust. It was stated that these allegations in the file are supported by complainant and witness statements, and that there is an expert report regarding the forgery of documents allegation.

In the section regarding Alican Sağlar, reference was made to image reports obtained from Ferdi Karadoruk's phone, which was examined as part of a separate obscenity file conducted by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It was alleged that WhatsApp conversation contents regarding the determination of referee lists were identified during the examination.