Judge Elif Karaarslan was suspended as was former referee Orhan Erdemir
In an unexpected turn in the world ofTurkish footballa young referee, Elif Karaarslan24 years old, has been suspended indefinitely by the Turkish Football Association (TFF) following a sex video allegedly associated with her. In the recording it would also appear with Orhan Erdemira 61-year-old former FIFA official, which has sparked some controversies and finally led to the disqualification of both by the TFF.
Karaarslan, who began his refereeing career after an injury that prevented him from continuing as a footballer, He flatly denied being one of the people involved in the leaked material.. Born in Istanbul and with a notable presence on social networks, where she has 384 thousand followers, she has expressed her intention to appeal against the sanction imposed. In recent statements, Karaarslan expressed: “A long legal road awaits me, but I will overcome it in the strongest and most forceful way. I hope to have all your support and love in this process. Crying, screaming and being sad are not things I would do. I’m not like that. I will defend my cause until the end. I am just one of the many who are being harmed. I hope to be the last.”
The Turkish media OrduHayat He announced that in the statement before the Arbitration Board, he stated: ”There is a video that is trying to be associated with me, but it has nothing to do with me and the image quality is extremely bad. “I am not the person who appears in the video and the fact that I am facing such a serious accusation is an attack on a woman’s honor.”
Karaarslan’s lawyer, at the same time, argued that the video in question was manipulated with harmful intentionsarguing that it was created using artificial intelligence. “A staged video was published on social networks, which It was not the original and was created entirely through artificial intelligence from another person’s social media account and has no relationship with the client in any way,” he explained in a statement. According to the lawyer, upon examining the material it is clear that the image is unclear and that the scenes were completely digitally edited.
The referee’s lawyer assured that the recording is manipulated with AI
On the other hand, Orhan Erdemiralso a native of Istanbul and an international arbitrator between 1999 and 2002, has suffered a significant impact on his personal and professional life due to this case. “My honor in my family, in my social circle and in the refereeing community has been destroyed. In addition to my economic losses, the emotional damage I have suffered is indescribable,” Erdemir lamented in statements reported by the newspaper. The Sun. Erdemir was in charge of Turkish Super League matches before taking on the role of referee inspector.
According to the 61-year-old man, the footage was circulated without his consentand although he admitted that his professional career has been irremediably affected, he stated that your reputation has been unfairly compromised. The former Turkish referee began dispensing justice in 1985. During the 12 seasons he was active, he officiated 136 Super League matches. He was also part of the roster that made up the Turkish Cup, among other organizations.
The manager refereed Turkish league matches until 2002
In the report released by the TFF on its official website, it is indicated that despite the arguments presented, it was decided not to give rise to the objection presented by Karaarslan and the decision made related to the suspension was resolved “unanimously.”
The arbitrator will initiate legal proceedings
