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Turkish Super League President Confirms Resumption After League Suspension due to Assault on Referee by Club President

Ahmed Harby wrote Wednesday, December 13, 2023 02:09 PM

Mehmet Büyük Ekşi, President, confirmed Turkish Federation For football, all Turkish leagues will resume on December 19, after the Turkish league was suspended indefinitely, following Faruk Koca, president of Ankaracucu Club, assaulting Halil Umut Melir, the referee of his team’s match against its guest, Çakur Rizaspor, which ended in a draw (1-1). ) In the 15th stage of the competition, inside the field and in front of the lenses of the media and the fans present.

Mehmet Buyuk Ekşi, President of the Turkish Football Federation, added in a press conference today, Wednesday, that the 16th round of the Turkish Super League will be played on January 10.

The President of the Turkish Federation continued that the league will return on December 19 during the 17th round of the local competition.

He continued about the Turkish Super Cup in Riyadh. The date or fate of this match will not be affected. The match will be played in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at its specified time.

The President of the Turkish Federation concluded his statements by stressing that foreign referees will not be used in league matches.

Faruk Koca, president of Ankaracucu Club, assaulted Halil Umut Melir, the referee of his team’s match against Çaykur Rizaspor, and one of the club president’s punches caused the referee to fall to the ground and his eyes to swell after a great state of chaos broke out in which the players and officials of the two teams intervened.

The referee had expelled two players from each team during the match, while the owners of the stadium advanced until the visitors succeeded in equalizing in the seventh minute of stoppage time for the second half.

At the same time, the Turkish newspaper Aksam revealed that the head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan He intervened in the incident and made a phone call to the referee, who was detained in a hospital, and the Minister of Sports visited him.

2023-12-13 12:09:00

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