A conspiracy against Fenerbahce? Extreme sentences handed down in Turkey, one of the culprits to serve over 2000 years

Ten years ago, the president of the Fenerbahce Istanbul football club was sentenced to six years in prison for match-fixing. Now, however, the situation has been reversed and extreme sentences have been handed out to those who were then plotting against the famous club.

It was 2011 when the president of Fenerbahce Istanbul, Aziz Yildirim, was sentenced to six years in prison for influencing and manipulating the results of football matches. Along with him, six other officials were charged.

Fenerbahce could not play in European cups for two years.

But Yildirim only spent a year behind bars and then in 2015 he was acquitted of all charges and a conspiracy case against the famous Turkish club began after prosecutors announced it.

Those who brought charges against Fenerbahce in 2011 were said to be linked to American cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey says was behind the 2016 military coup attempt, although Gulen himself denies it.

However, Turkey has already handed down the verdicts and sentences that the “conspirators” against Fenerbahce will face.

Hidayet Karaca, who was the head of the Samanyolu media group that was shut down by the government, has been sentenced to 1,406 years in prison. Nazmi Ardic, then police chief, was sentenced to 2,170 years in prison.

However, the court also handed down prison sentences to at least 25 others.

Fenerbahce chairman Ali Koc said it was only confirmed that the club was an innocent victim of the plot and that he would seek financial and moral compensation.

Prosecutors, judges and prosecutors allegedly involved in the plot fled Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt.

Source:: ESPN