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20dReuters

Turkish league to use foreign VARs in key games

The Turkish Super Lig will assign foreign Video Assistant Referees (VARs) for crucial games until the end of the season, the Turkish Football Federation said on Friday.

How Fenerbahce is going all the way against the Turkish FA (1:38)
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25dReuters

Fenerbahce walk off in 1st minute to forfeit Cup

Fenerbahce's players walked off the pitch after one minute of Sunday's Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray, forcing the game to be abandoned and conceding the trophy.

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26dReuters

Trabzonspor's stadium ban for fan attack reduced

Turkish Super League club Trabzonspor's six-match spectator ban has been reduced to four games after an appeal to the Turkish Football Federation.

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29dAssociated Press

Trabzonspor get 6-game stadium ban for fan attack

Top-tier Trabzonspor was ordered to play six games without fans as punishment by the Turkish Federation for violent clashes on the field after a Superlig game against Fenerbahce.

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46dReuters

Fans in Turkey charge pitch, players after loss

Fans of Turkey's Trabzonspor stormed the pitch and brawled with security forces and players from visiting Fenerbahce after their team lost 3-2 on Sunday, in the latest incident in a league that has been marred by controversy this season.

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85dRob Dawson

Galatasaray keen for Utd's Eriksen in summer

Galatasaray have decided against making an approach for Christian Eriksen in the final days of the Turkish transfer window but they will likely step up their interest in the Manchester United midfielder in the summer, a source has told ESPN.

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105dESPN

Basaksehir loan out player for Israel social post

Istanbul Basaksehir have fined Israeli midfielder Eden Kartsev and loaned him to another club after he posted a message of support for hostages being held by Hamas on social media.

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114dAssociated Press

Ex-Turkish club chief denies ref death threats

The former president of a top-division team in Turkey told a court on Tuesday that he regretted attacking a referee at the end of a league game but denied threatening to kill him.

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125dReuters

Report: T-shirt dispute cancels Turkish cup final

The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Friday has been cancelled.

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134dESPN

Turkish ref won't forgive club prez for punch

Halil Umut Meler, the referee punched by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after a match in the Turkish Super Lig, has said he "will not forgive" his assailant.

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140dReuters

Turkish club prez given life ban for punching ref

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Thursday its disciplinary board had imposed a permanent ban on Ankaragucu club president Faruk Koca for punching a referee after a game this week in the country's top soccer league.

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141dReuters

Turkish leagues to resume after ref punched

Turkey's top league will resume play on Tuesday next week following a one-week suspension due to an on-field attack by a club president on a referee.

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141dESPN

Collina: Abuse of referees a 'cancer' on football

Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee Pierluigi Collina has reinforced his statement that abuse of officials is a "cancer" on football, after Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler was punched in the face by Ankaragucu's president Faruk Koca.

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142dReuters

Turkish league club president punches ref in face

Turkish side Ankaragucu's president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face at the end of their Super Lig home match after Rizespor scored a 97th minute equaliser on Monday.

Turkish FA president slams 'inhumane attack' on referee (0:42)
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238dRob Dawson

Sources: Man Utd race to offload Van de Beek

Donny van de Beek has interest from Fenerbahce and Galatasaray but Manchester United are facing a race against time to offload the midfielder, sources have told ESPN.

Turkish Super Lig Ladder

TEAMGPWDLGDP
Galatasaray343031+5993
Fenerbahce342851+5889
Trabzonspor3418412+1558
Istanbul Basaksehir3415712+752
Besiktas3415613+551
Kasimpasa3414713-349
Caykur Rizespor3414713-649
Alanyaspor34121210+348
Sivasspor34121210-448
Antalyaspor34111211-345
Adana Demirspor3491411+241
Kayserispor34111013-940
Samsunspor3410915-739
Ankaragucu3481412-338
Fatih Karagümrük349916-236
Konyaspor3481214-1436
Gaziantep FK349718-1534
Hatayspor3471215-1033
Pendikspor347918-3230
Istanbulspor344723-4116