Fenerbahçe President Sadettin Saran was released under judicial control on Thursday after giving hours of testimony in Türkiye’s widening narcotics investigation, easing immediate uncertainty around one of the country’s most powerful football institutions but leaving serious legal and reputational questions unresolved.
Saran, a prominent Turkish-American media executive and chairman of Saran Holding, had been taken into custody late Wednesday by Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams as part of an investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The probe, which has already ensnared high-profile figures from the media and entertainment sectors, expanded sharply into the sports world with the detention of the Fenerbahçe president just three months into his tenure.
After undergoing a routine health check, Saran was transferred to the Çağlayan Courthouse early Thursday morning.
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