Turkish court detains football refereeing chief pending corruption trial

The head of Turkey’s football refereeing body, Ferhat Gundogdu, and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court as part of a corruption investigation, according to Anadolu. They appeared before a judge in Istanbul on charges including forgery, breach of trust, and illegal data acquisition. This scandal follows last year's suspension of 149 referees over illegal betting, with police also detaining a top-flight referee and conducting raids at the Turkish Football Federation headquarters, suggesting ongoing investigations related to previous betting scandals.