In addition, former president of Turkish club Ankaragücü, Faruk Koca, has been sentenced to prison following an attack on ...

Turkish football club Ankaragucu have protested against their former president, Faruk Koca being sentenced to more than three ...

Former Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw in ...

Following a draw with Rizespor in December 2023, Koca punched the referee, Halil Umut Meler, causing serious injury. He ...

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On Monday, Koca was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for "intentionally wounding a public official" after he punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face at the end of a 1-1 draw ...

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Faruk Koca and three other defendants have received suspended prison sentences ranging from 15 months to over five years.

A former football chief in Turkey's Super Lig was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday over an on-pitch attack on a referee, the Anadolu news agency reported.