An Istanbul criminal court released 7 of 23 suspects in Turkey’s continuing match-fixing trial.

ISTANBUL / NationalTurk – Turkey match fixing case continues with trials in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe Vice Chairman, Şekip Mosturoğlu; Fenerbahçe team coordinator Cemil Turan; former Eskişehirspor manager Bülent Uygun; Sivasspor Chairman Mecnun Odyakmaz; Giresunspor Vice Chairman, Coşkun Çalık; Giresunspor Chairman Ömer Ülkü; and Giresunspor physical therapist Mehmet Yenice were all released.

Sixteen suspects, however, have still not been released, including Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yildirim and ex-chairman of Giresunspor Olgun Peker, both named the primal masterminds of organizing the crime spree of match rigging and manipulating. Aziz Yıldırım ‘s continued imprisonment resulted in a fan protest in front of the courthouse, leading to police allegedly intervening with pepper spray, batons, and water cannon and disrupting the rampant Fenerbahce fans.

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The Turkish match fixing trial started when prosecutors alleged that there were deep-rooted ties between Turkish football teams and the mafia, as well as attempts to manipulate last season’s football championship won by Fenerbahce in a tight contest with Trabzonspor.

Fenerbahce boss Aziz Yıldırım accused city rivals Galatasaray as ‘ the club who invented match-fixing ‘ and created more havoc in Turkish football.

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