The Turkish Football Federationโs (TFF) sweeping betting scandal has erupted into one of the most consequential integrity crises in the nationโs sporting history, exposing years of unchecked gambling among referees, players and club executives, and triggering more than 1,100 suspensions that have shaken Turkish football from its elite clubs to its smallest provincial sides.
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