The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) intensified its sweeping betting investigation on Tuesday, sending 22 more referees to its disciplinary board in a probe that has shaken the foundations of TΓΌrkiyeβs football pyramid and widened into one of the sportβs most far-reaching scandals in decades.
TFF President Ibrahim HacΔ±osmanoΔlu, speaking at federation headquarters in Riva, said the latest referrals bring the total number of implicated referees to 174 β just weeks after 152 officials were suspended in late October.
He described the saga as the βlargest integrity crisis in modern Turkish football,β and vowed full transparency as prosecutors continue nationwide arrests.
Mounting evidence
The TFFβs new statement says the 22 referees were flagged through fresh investigative material.
Among them is assistant referee Ahmet Karaatay
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