Prominent Turkish Refereeing Official Calls for Ban of Ardaโ Kardeลler Following Controversial Match
ISTANBUL,โฃ September 20, 2025 – Veteran Turkish football commentator Ertuฤrulโค Doฤan issued a scathingโค condemnation of referee Arda Kardeลler following a contentious match today, declaring, “This friend’s arbitration is over!” Doฤan’s statement comes โamid โwidespread outrage over a disputed call during a game between Trabzonspor and an unnamed opponent.
doฤan,โ speaking โafter the match, asserted that Kardeลler’s actions demonstrate a basic incompatibility with Turkish football. “After this time Iโฃ do notโค see the โคpossibility of refereeing. This friend’s arbitration is โฃover!” he stated. He further โquestioned the referee’s integrity, asking, “When you go home, will you not be ashamed of the child? Arda Kardeลler’in footballโ work. Inโฃ recent years, such an immoral stance has not been seen.” Doฤan expressed confidence that the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) would take decisive action.
The controversy centers around a 65th-minute free kick awarded โto Trabzonspor. After the team quickly took the free kick and enteredโ a goal-scoring โposition, Kardeลlerโข halted play, citing “displacement” and ordering a re-take. Trabzonspor, currently trailing 0-1, promptly released a statement via social media demanding โthe TFF ban Kardeลlerโ from โฃfuture involvement in Turkish football, โฃlabeling his actions as demonstrating “malicious intention and moral attitude in its most nakedโ form.”
The club’sโ statement continued, “For justice, for the right, for the poured forehead sweat; It is indeed inevitable that the turkish Football Federation will take action immediately.”