"At least 27 Super Lig club players are suspected of having bet on matches involving their own teams. Prosecutors in Turkiye have ordered the detention of 46 people, including 29 footballers from top-tier clubs, club presidents, commentators and others, as part of a widening investigation into insider betting that has roiled the country's professional football leagues. Among the arrested players, 27 were suspected of having bet on matches involving their own teams, the public prosecutor's office in Istanbul said in a statement on Friday."
"One was Metehan Baltaci, who plays for reigning Turkish champions Galatasaray, it said. Earlier this month, he had been suspended for nine months over the betting scandal. The investigation has rocked Turkish football, with six referees placed in pre-trial detention on November 10, along with the president of Eyupspor, a club in Turkiye's top Super Lig division."
"Prosecutors did not identify the other 26 players suspected of bets involving their own teams, but said Mert Hakan Yandas, who plays for Fenerbahce, another major Istanbul club, had placed bets through someone else's account. The A Haber news channel reported that the former president of Adana Demirspor, Murat Sancak, was also included in the detention list. It also listed several other players."
Prosecutors in Turkiye ordered the detention of 46 people, including 29 footballers from top-tier clubs, club presidents, commentators and others, as part of a widening insider-betting investigation. Among the arrested players, 27 are suspected of betting on matches involving their own teams. Metehan Baltaci of Galatasaray was among those named and had been suspended for nine months. Six referees and the president of Eyupspor were placed in pre-trial detention. Prosecutors said Mert Hakan Yandas of Fenerbahce placed bets through another's account. Police detained 35 of the 46 named, with five known to be abroad. Two club presidents faced orders over influencing a third-division match where neither side attempted to score.
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