Fenerbahçe Sports Club President and businessman Sadettin Saran appeared before a judge Thursday in an illegal betting advertising case that could carry a prison sentence of up to three years, as authorities pursue broader investigations into organized crime in Turkish sports that also include a separate narcotics probe.
The hearing at the Istanbul 23rd Criminal Court of First Instance marked Saranβs first court appearance in the betting case, which prosecutors say centers on illegal gambling advertisements that appeared during football matches broadcast on the S Sport platform.
Officials stressed that while the betting case is part of a wider crackdown that has also uncovered narcotics-related investigations in the sports sector, the narcotics pr
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