The football world has been confronted with a significant event as a result of a large-scale investigation conducted in Turkey. The Legal Board of the Turkish Football Federation determined that 1024 footballers playing in professional leagues had participated in betting within the scope of a betting investigation. This incident caused a great resonance in the football community and brought the issue of justice and integrity in the sports world back to the agenda.
Redaksiya reports that among the footballers identified as having participated in betting as a result of the investigations, there are also well-known names. These include footballers such as Eren Elmalı and Metehan Baltacı from "Galatasaray", Necip Uysal and Ersin Destanoğlu from "Beşiktaş", as well as Boran Başkan and Salih Malkoçoğlu from "Trabzonspor". This list once again demonstrates how important the fight against betting in the football world is.
According to information provided by journalist Candaş Tolga Işık, in addition to the disclosed list, the situation concerning 47 footballers, including active "Süper Lig" players, related to the betting investigation, is linked to betting accounts opened by others using their TC kimlik nömrələri (identity verification document) without their knowledge, similar to the case of referee Zorbay Küçük. This fact shows how extensive the investigation is and how deeply betting has penetrated the football world. It is necessary to take more serious measures to prevent such incidents.