The Istanbul public prosecutor’s office has ordered the arrest of 46 people including 29 footballers, as part of an investigation into illegal betting on Turkish matches.
At least 27 of the players have been accused of betting on games involving their own teams, in which they also played.
The Turkish Football Federation, TFF, also confirmed that bans between eight and 12 months have been imposed on several officials implicated in the ongoing betting scandal by its disciplinary committee.
However, inquiries are ongoing as it regards three other referees.
A review of 571 referees in the professional leagues in Turkey, revealed that 371 of them opened sports-betting accounts, while 152 were found to have placed wagers