Ankara, Dec. 9 -- Turkish court ordered the arrest of 20 suspects, including Super Lig footballers Metehan Baltaci and Mert Hakan Yandas, pending trial as part of a widening illegal betting investigation, Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday.
Prosecutors had referred 29 suspects to a criminal court as part of an investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Anadolu said those formally arrested included Galatasaray player Baltaci, Fenerbahce player Yandas and former Adana Demirspor president Murat Sancak, all of whom were detained in operations carried out last week.
The investigation was launched following reviews of financial crimes board (MASAK) reports, bank transactions and telecommunications traffic records (HTS)...