Fair Play or Fairy Tale? - Gamze Bal

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Turkish Match Fixing
Scandal in 2010-2011
and Beyond
Fair Play or Fairy Tale?
Gamze BAL
Journalist
Bordomavi.net Supporters’ Union
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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
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League Table 2010-2011
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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
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
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Bülent
Bülent Uygun
Uygun (Eskişehirspor
(Eskişehirspor
FC-manager) FC-manager) 11
11 months
months 7
7 days
days
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İbrahim
İbrahim Akın
Akın (( İstanbul
İstanbul BB
BB player)
player)
1
1 year
year 6
6 months
months and
and 22
22 days
days
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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)
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


Mehmet
Mehmet Yıldız
Yıldız (Sivasspor
(Sivasspor FC
FC player) player) 1
1 year
year and
and 3
3 months
months
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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
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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
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Besiktas JK vice president, manager and IBB player Ibrahim Akın taken
into custody
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“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
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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.
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Amendment published in the official gazette
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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?
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FREE THEATRE:
Tireless fans FOOTBALL
struggle to maintain their legitimate campaign
against corruption in Turkish football.
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Fans accuse Prime Minister Erdoğan of not giving the
2010-2011 championship cup to Trabzonspor.
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“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
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