{"id":13724,"date":"2025-11-13T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/turkish-soccer-temporarily-suspends-102-players-over-gambling-scandal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:02:13","slug":"turkish-soccer-temporarily-suspends-102-players-over-gambling-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/turkish-soccer-temporarily-suspends-102-players-over-gambling-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish soccer temporarily suspends 102 players over gambling scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ISTANBUL (AP) \u2014 Turkish soccer on Thursday temporarily suspended 102 players from top-tier clubs over a growing gambling scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish Football Federation suspended 25 Super Lig players and 77 players from the second division and first division for one year starting on the 45th.<\/p>\n<p>Galatasaray&#8217;s Turkish defender Eren Elmali has been suspended for 45 days. His club teammate and Turkey Under-21 centre-back Metehan Baltac has been suspended for nine months.<\/p>\n<p>Elmari <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Post to Instagram<\/span> This week he bet on a game from about five years ago that didn&#8217;t involve his team. He joined Galatasaray this year.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 players have been referred to the federation&#8217;s Professional Football Disciplinary Committee in an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The federation shut down the third and fourth divisions for two weeks, but allowed the Super Lig, led by defending champions Galatasaray, and the second division to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Federation president Ibrahim Hasiosmanoglu vowed this week to cleanse Turkish football of corruption, scandal and unethical behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We took office 16 months ago with a promise to take Turkish football to the level it deserves,&#8221; he said. \u201cWe will not compromise in our fight to protect Turkish football from scandals, decline and corrupt relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/turkey-soccer-suspensions-betting-scandal-97c5128e010508d81c4e10630b84465e\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL (AP) \u2014 Turkish soccer on Thursday temporarily suspended 102 players from top-tier clubs over a growing gambling scandal. The Turkish Football Federation suspended 25 Super Lig players and 77 players from the second division and first division for one year starting on the 45th. 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