{
  "id": 11634486,
  "title": "Turkiye football ref chief detained pending trial for graft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/turkiye-football-ref-chief-detained-pending-trial-for-graft",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442468/turkiye-football-ref-chief-detained-pending-trial-for-graft"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISTANBUL: The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four others were placed in pre-trial detention by a court as part of a graft investigation, state news agency Anadolu said Saturday. Ferhat Gundogdu, head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), and six others appeared before a judge on Friday over allegations of manipulation of the referee administration process. The court detained…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}