New Ruling in Mert Hakan Yandaş Case

The third hearing in the case of Mert Hakan Yandaş and Fenerbahçe Congress Member Ersen Dikmen, who are being tried in a football betting investigation, was held at the Istanbul 3rd Criminal Court of First Instance. At the hearing, which the defendants did not attend, their lawyers requested acquittal. Yandaş's lawyers argued that the charges against their client were not supported by concrete evidence. While deciding to send the file to the prosecutor's office, the court postponed the hearing to 27 January 2027. Mert Hakan Yandaş was arrested on 9 December 2025 as part of the investigation and was released about four months later.

Source: Kibris Gazetesi Spor

Correction (11.11.2026): Yandaş's lawyers stated that the phone examination found no evidence of entry into legal betting applications. [removed]; Yandaş was released about five months later. [replaced with] Yandaş was released about four months later, at the hearing dated 3 April 2026..