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Doğan's Request Regarding the Referee and VAR: Hacıosmanoğlu's Message Was Found on Gündoğdu's Phone.

In the digital material review conducted by the Head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), Ferhat Gündoğdu, it was found that Trabzonspor Club President Ertuğrul Doğan had sent a message to the President of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, stating that he did not want referee Özgür Yankaya.
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It has been alleged that in the examined digital materials belonging to MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu, a message from Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan expressing his disapproval of referee Özgür Yankaya was conveyed to TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, who then passed the message on to Gündoğdu.

·Türkiye
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A striking correspondence was discovered during the digital examination of MHK (Central Referee Committee) President Gündoğdu, who was detained as part of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into the MHK. Judicial documents reveal that TFF (Turkish Football Federation) President Hacıosmanoğlu directly conveyed to Gündoğdu a request from Trabzonspor President Doğan stating, "We don't want Özgür Yankaya in either the matc…

In the MHK (Turkish Football Federation Referees Committee) investigation, correspondence between TFF (Turkish Football Federation) President Hacıosmanoğlu and referees was found in Ferhat Gündoğdu's digital materials. It was alleged that Hacıosmanoğlu conveyed to Gündoğdu Trabzonspor President Doğan's request that he not want a specific referee.

Remarkable correspondence continues to emerge from the digital materials examined belonging to MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu. Most recently, it was revealed that a message from Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan, stating that he did not want referee Özgür Yankaya officiating their matches, was relayed to Gündoğdu by TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu.

In the digital material review conducted by the Head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), Ferhat Gündoğdu, it was found that Trabzonspor Club President Ertuğrul Doğan had sent a message to the President of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, stating that he did not want referee Özgür Yankaya.

The digital investigation in the MHK (Central Referee Committee) inquiry documented club interference. The minutes show that Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan's veto of referee Özgür Yankaya was directly communicated to MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu by TFF (Turkish Football Federation) President Hacıosmanoğlu.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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