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A Voice Recording of MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu Has Surfaced: 'Either Quit Refereeing or Become a man.'

Summary by Cumhuriyet
Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), was detained on charges of "mobbing" and "forgery of official documents" as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. During the examination of Gündoğdu's digital materials, an audio recording allegedly of a conversation with FIFA assistant referee Kerem Ersoy was discovered.

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Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), was detained on charges of "mobbing" and "forgery of official documents" as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. During the examination of Gündoğdu's digital materials, an audio recording allegedly of a conversation with FIFA assistant referee Kerem Ersoy was discovered.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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A voice recording allegedly of a conversation between Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), and assistant referee Kerem Ersoy has emerged as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes Investigation Bureau into the MHK. In the recording, Gündoğdu is heard telling Ersoy, "Either submit your resignation and quit refereeing, or be a man. I'm at …

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A striking audio recording was found in the digital materials of Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), who was detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes Investigation Bureau. In the recording, Gündoğdu is heard telling FIFA assistant referee Kerem Ersoy, "I'm giving you one last chance," "Don't talk about the MHK anywhere again,…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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A critical audio recording has been uncovered in the digital materials examined during the 'Referees File' investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The recording, allegedly between the Head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), Ferhat Gündoğdu, and FIFA-certified assistant referee Kerem Ersoy, who testified as a 'complainant' in the investigation, reveals Gündoğdu saying to Ersoy, "I'm on the verge of ending y…

A remarkable audio recording was found in the digital materials of Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), who was detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes Investigation Bureau.

As part of the investigation into the Central Referee Committee (MHK), it has been alleged that an audio recording of a conversation between Ferhat Gündoğdu and FIFA assistant referee Kerem Ersoy was found in Gündoğdu's digital materials. In the recording, Gündoğdu is accused of threatening Ersoy with ending his refereeing career.

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Haberler broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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