Turkish Match Fixing Scandal in 2010-2011 and
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Turkish Match Fixing Scandal in 2010-2011 and
1 Turkish Match Fixing Scandal in 2010-2011 and Beyond Fair Play or Fairy Tale? Gamze BAL Journalist Bordomavi.net Supporters’ Union stopmatchfixing.com Three essential possesions to beat match fixing charge: Politics Economics Media “Match fixing is -cheating to Graham Peaker, UEFA Intelligence Officer lose-.” June 27, 2013 stopmatchfixing.com 2 League Table 2010-2011 stopmatchfixing.com 3 Some of the people sentenced to imprisonment for match fixing offence by Turkish Court on 02.07.2012: Aziz Cemil Aziz Yıldırım Yıldırım (President (President of of Cemil Turan Turan (Sportive (Sportive Director Director of of Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) 6 6 years years and and 3 3 months months 2 2 years years 2 2 months months and and 7 7 days days Şekip Şekip Mosturoğlu Mosturoğlu (Vice (Vice President President of of Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) 3 3 years years 1 1 month month and and 14 14 days days 4 4 years years and and 4 4 months months and and 15 15 days days Aleaddin Aleaddin Yıldırım Yıldırım (Director (Director at at Fenerbahce Fenerbahce Board) Board) 2 2 years years 7 7 months months and and 15 15 days days stopmatchfixing.com Bülent Bülent Uygun Uygun (Eskişehirspor (Eskişehirspor FC-manager) FC-manager) 11 11 months months 7 7 days days İbrahim İbrahim Akın Akın (( İstanbul İstanbul BB BB player) player) 1 1 year year 6 6 months months and and 22 22 days days Korcan Korcan Çelikay Çelikay (Sivasspor (Sivasspor FC FC goalkeeper) goalkeeper) 1 1 year year and and 3 3 months months Sami Sami Dinç Dinç (Legal (Legal Advisor Advisor of of Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) 3 3 years years 1 1 month month and and 14 14 days days Mecnun Mecnun Odyakmaz Odyakmaz (Sivasspor (Sivasspor FC-President) FC-President) 1 1 year year and and 6 6 months months and and 22 22 days days Tamer Tamer Yelkovan Yelkovan (Chief (Chief Financial Financial Officer Officer of Fenerbahce) of Fenerbahce) 2 2 years years 9 9 months months Samet Samet Güzel Güzel (Translator (Translator of of Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) 1 1 year year and and 15 15 days days İlhan İlhan Ekşioğlu Ekşioğlu (Vice (Vice President President of of Fenerbahce) Fenerbahce) Mehmet Mehmet Yıldız Yıldız (Sivasspor (Sivasspor FC FC player) player) 1 1 year year and and 3 3 months months 4 5 A sample wiretap: Ibrahim Akın (İBB player): I have to ask you something. You know we have a game against Fenerbahce this weekend. They said Ibrahim must not score and we will give him $100,000.00. April 26, 2011 A few days before the match between Fenerbahce SK - İBB “I met my agent (Yusuf Turanlı) at a restaurant called Big Chefs three days before the game upon his request. He told me that Fenerbahce SK offered me $100,000.00 for not scoring a goal against them.” Ibrahim Akın, Public Prosecutor Office July 15, 2011 stopmatchfixing.com THREE DECISIVE STEPS TO CLEAR MATCH FIXER CLUBS 1. New President Elected for Turkish Football Federation Yıldırım “investigated” Besiktas Yıldırım Demirören, Demirören, The The President President of of “investigated” Besiktas JK, JK, to to become become the the new new boss boss of of Turkish Turkish Football Football Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture Besiktas JK vice president, manager and IBB player Ibrahim Akın taken into custody stopmatchfixing.com 6 “I do not want to be remembered as the president who relegated Fenerbahce. People who question my love for Fenerbahce did not serve the club as Mehmet muchAlias me.” Aydınlar, Former TFF President Kanal D, “32. Gün”, February 9, 2012 Reporter: Why didn’t you relegate the clubs involved in corruption? Mr. Aydınlar: For the sake of Turkish football… September 18, 2013 September 18, 2013 Mehmet Ali Aydınlar officially runs for presidency of Fenerbahce. – October 22, 2013 stopmatchfixing.com 7 Politics involved in the process Sports Sports Law Law 6222, 6222, “The “The Prevention Prevention of of Violence Violence and and Disorder Disorder in in Sports” Sports” was was amended amended to to reduce reduce the penalties for match fixing activities to save individuals from getting heavier sentences. the penalties for match fixing activities to save individuals from getting heavier sentences. Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture Amendment published in the official gazette stopmatchfixing.com 8 THREE DECISIVE STEPS TO CLEAR MATCH FIXER CLUBS 2. Change of Disciplinary Committees of Turkish FF Members of Ethical Committee and Professional Football Discipline Committee replaced “Manipulation of results in 11 games match fixing attempts in 3 games for of Fenerbahce” and benefit First Ethical Committee Report December 20, 2011 stopmatchfixing.com 9 “We must punish the individuals involved, the criminals, and not perhaps entire clubs or communities. We have to differentiate between the individual and the legal entity. When a legal entity is punished for crimes committed by individuals, it’s not only that legal entity that is punished; perhaps millions of fans and cities are punished.” “Not attending European Tournaments for 5 years would not change anything, if UEFA punishes Turkey for not relegating Fenerbahce.” Turkish Prime Prime Minister Minister Recep Recep Tayyip Tayyip Erdoğan Erdoğan Turkish stopmatchfixing.com 1 0 Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture THREE DECISIVE STEPS TO CLEAR MATCH FIXER CLUBS 3. Amendment of Regulations and Codes regarding match fixing sanctions against clubs. “Thanks God, match fixing activities were not reflected in to the pitch.” Yıldırım Demirören, President of Turkish Football Federation April 30, 2012 stopmatchfixing.com 1 1 Match fixing description to end the integrity in sports Professional Football Discipline Committee punished officials, players, managers and employees of 6 clubs* over attempting to fix the results of matches but claimed that professional clubs could not be blamed over individuals’ activities. *Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Eskisehirspor, İstanbul BB, Sivasspor, Genclerbirligi "There is no reason for punishment since the elements of the alleged disciplinary violation have not materialised." Turkish Football Federation April 30, 2012 stopmatchfixing.com 1 2 UEFA AND FIFA HAS TO STEP IN IMMEDIATELY UEFA is yet to make its decisions on individuals involved in match fixing. In other European countries, match fixing sanctions are severe but fair. Olympiakos Volou (Greece) was relegated to semi professional league in 2011 over match fixing. Tampere United (Finland) was indefinetly suspended in the same year. Fenerbahce keeps playing in Turkish Super League as if nothing happened. Convicted Aziz Yıldırım is still the chairman of Fenerbahce together with other executives who were sentenced to years in prison. WHY DOES UEFA PLAY FOR TIME? stopmatchfixing.com 1 3 FREE THEATRE: Tireless fans FOOTBALL struggle to maintain their legitimate campaign against corruption in Turkish football. Click icon to add picture stopmatchfixing.com 1 4 1 5 Fans accuse Prime Minister Erdoğan of not giving the 2010-2011 championship cup to Trabzonspor. stopmatchfixing.com 1 6 “We cannot give might to justice, because might has gainsaid justice, and has declared that it is she herself who is just. And thus being unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.” Blaise Pascal, Pensées stopmatchfixing.com