The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspended 149 referees and assistant referees on Friday after an investigation found the officials working in the country's professional leagues were allegedly betting on football matches.

The federation's disciplinary board imposed bans ranging from eight to 12 months on 149 officials for involvement in betting activity, while investigations into three others are still ongoing.

The TFF published the full list of names on its website and said penalties were determined by considering the "severity of the act". No additional details of the ongoing investigations or the cases were provided.

TFF President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said the federation probe — based on data from state institutions — revealed that 371 of 571 active referees in Turkey's profess

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