Can A Referee Get Sent Off By A Red Card? One Player Investigates Trabzonspor defender Salih Dursun is a man of principle. Entirely dissatisfied with the quality of refereeing on display in a match against Galatasaray, he decided to take action.

Watch: Trabzonspor player sent off after showing ref his own red card

Thought Chelsea were bad? Turkish club fire fifth coach this season If you thought Chelsea had a scatter-gun approach to hiring and hiring their managers, spare a thought for Genclerbirligi fans, after Yilmaz Vural became their fifth manager to be sacked already this season.

Turkish Club President Locks Refs In Stadium Overnight For Not Calling Penalty Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, president of Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, was upset with the referees after his team’s 2-2 draw against Gaziantepspor. So much so, he instructed stadium security not to let the refs out of the of building, holding t Read more ... hem captive until 4 a.m. the next day, only releasing them after a call from the country’s President.

Did this goalkeeper let in Wesley Sniejder's shot on purpose? The president of a Turkish soccer club has denied accusations that his team's goalkeeper purposely gave away a decisive goal in a league game against Galatasaray.

Banned Manager Hires Cherry-Picker To Let Him Watch Match Hamit Işık is banned from entering his team’s stadium for the next nine months, but that didn’t keep the Çorum Belediyespor manager from keeping an eye on his team’s playoff game. The Turkish league skipper is suspended for a recent interact Read more ... ion with a referee, and the stadium itself was closed to fans due to disturbances in the last league match. In the playoff to earn promotion to Turkey’s second division, his team earned a scoreless draw against Darıca Gençlerbirliği.