On October 4, 24-year-old Turkey ·referee Elif Karaarslan and 61-year-old FIFA official Orhan Erdemir were both banned for their involvement in the videotape incident, and both were sanctioned by the ·Turkey Football Federation (TFF) on October 4, according to the Daily Star on October 9.
Kraslan played for Besiktas before being forced to retire from football due to injury and has been refereeing matches in Turkey ever since. But the beautiful referee still has a lot of followers on social media, with more than 386,000 followers on Instagram alone.
Eldmir worked as a FIFA referee from 1999 to 2002 in charge of Turkey Premier League matches before starting as a referee observer.
But with the revelation of a private videotape with Kraslan, Eldemere's reputation suffers dramatically. According to The Sun, Eldemere is suspected of having unspeakable acts with Karaslan, who is 37 years his junior, but the closeness of the two has not been made public until recently.
In the aftermath of the incident, Eldmere admitted that his reputation with "family, friends and referees" had been ruined, and said that his "career as a referee and observer" had been proudly maintained for more than 30 years "without leaving any stain", but that his career had "changed dramatically" due to the leak of private information.
At the same time, Eldemere also said that the video was disseminated without his permission, which caused him "unspeakable emotional damage" in addition to causing him financial damage.
On the other hand, Karaslan flatly denied that he had a relationship with Eldemir and appealed. "Legally, I still have a long way to go, but I will overcome it in the strongest and most forceful way possible," she said in a statement. "I look forward to your full support and love for me in this process, crying, screaming and grieving is not something I can do, that's not me." "I'm going to stay the course for my cause, I'm just one of many who have been hurt, but I wish I was the last."
Mr. Kraslan's lawyer also insisted that the video was made by artificial intelligence and had nothing to do with Mr. Karaslan. They defended on social media, "It is clear that the images are not clear and that the parties to the relationship are completely computer-edited." "This video was maliciously and deliberately made by others for material and moral gain," "We will take all necessary actions to initiate legal proceedings against these people." ”
But later, the Turkey Football Federation Arbitration Committee confirmed that Kraslan's appeal was rejected and he was banned from football-related activities for the next 90 days, while Eldemir was suspended for 45 days.
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