New details have emerged in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Bureau of Investigation into Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes regarding the Central Referee Committee (MHK).
Within the scope of the investigation, those who provided statements as witnesses and complainants before and after the operation included former referees, active referees, observers, and members of the MHK. It was stated that a total of 54 people have provided statements.
Among the individuals who provided statements are well-known figures from the refereeing community such as Deniz Ateş Bitnel, Zorbay Küçük, Hüseyin Göçek, Mete Kalkavan, Ümit Öztürk, Alper Ulusoy, Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu, Abdulkadir Bitigen, Bahattin Şimşek, and Koray Gençerler.
NAMES AMONG THOSE WHO PROVIDED STATEMENTS
Those who provided statements in Istanbul included Deniz Ateş Bitnel, Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy, Erdem Onur Uçarcı, Mustafa Kamil Abitoğlu, Sarper Barış Saka, Hikmet Öksüzoğlu, Lemi Çelik, Murat Zirek, Kerem Ersoy, Oğuzhan Uğurlu, Zorbay Küçük, Eren Acar, Alparslan Dedeş, Hüseyin Göçek, Mert Güzenge, Mete Kalkavan, and Süleyman Abay.
Statements were taken from Mustafa İlker Coşkun, Gamze Durmuş Pakkan, Burak Pakkan, and Mehmet Dilaver Ay in Ankara; Burak Taşkınsoy in Trabzon; Ümit Öztürk in Denizli; and Emir Eray Eyisoy, Direnç Tonusluoğlu, Alper Ulusoy, Taner Gizlenci, Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu, and İbrahim Hakan Ceylan in İzmir.
It was reported that Abdullah Polat in Mersin; Ali Tuna, Burak Şeker, and Burak Erdoğan in Antalya; İsmail Şencan, Mesut Arık, and Binnaz Tuna in Eskişehir; Emre Altun and Abdulkadir Bitigen in Kayseri; Bahattin Şimşek in Muğla; Koray Gençerler in Manisa; and Kerem Ersoy in Balıkesir were also among those mentioned within the scope of the investigation.
It was noted that some individuals in the investigation file provided statements as complainants, and that Mehmet Türkmen was among the names referred to the prosecutor's office.
News Source: 12punto
