Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan has been named among 147 football club officials who have received 45-day bans from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for breaching betting rules.
In September, it was announced that 448 people had been provisionally suspended and referred to the TFF's professional football disciplinary board over allegations that they had placed bets while in office. Like players and coaches, match officials are forbidden from participating in betting activities under TFF regulations, as well as those of Fifa and Uefa. The TFF said the people involved had held posts at clubs in the top two divisions of Turkish football over the previous five years.
Of those cases, some 147 were found to have breached betting rules and will be barred from carrying out duties within football for the duration of their suspension. There were insufficient grounds for disciplinary action in the other 301 cases.
The Turkish football authorities have cracked down on betting in the sport over the past year. In November 2025, 149 referees and 1,204 players were given bans following a TFF investigation.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing