The Turkish Football Federation's disciplinary committee has banned 147 current and former club officials for 45 days after finding they violated betting rules, following an investigation into gambling in Turkish football.
The Professional Football Disciplinary Board handed down the penalties on Tuesday after reviewing the cases of 448 officials who had been referred by the federation over allegations they placed bets while serving at their clubs, according to Reuters.
Reuters reported that the committee found 147 of the 448 individuals had violated betting rules and imposed 45-day penalties, which bar the affected football officials from carrying out duties within the sport during the suspension period.
Among those sanctioned was Ertugrul Dogan, president of Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, according to the committee's ruling.
The board cleared the remaining officials, with Reuters reporting that no penalties were imposed in the other 301 cases after the board found insufficient grounds for disciplinary action.
The Turkish Football Federation had announced in September that it provisionally suspended 448 current and former club officials who had served at clubs competing in the country's top two divisions over the previous five years. The federation said at the time that those referred had been found to have placed bets while holding club positions.
The latest sanctions form part of the federation's efforts to strengthen oversight of betting in Turkish football. Reuters reported that the TFF has tightened its oversight of betting since a scandal rocked Turkish soccer.
