Turkish match fixing: A precursor to corruption scandal rocking the government
Aziz Yildirim: Culprit, Pawn or Victim?
By James M. Dorsey
When Aziz Yildirim, the head of Turkey’s foremost soccer club, Fenerbahce SK, denounced this week an appeals court decision upholding his conviction in a massive match fixing scandal, he drew a parallel with a construction-related corruption scandal that is rocking the government of Prime Minister…