Turkey arrests head of football refereeing body in probe

Turkish authorities have arrested the head of the country's football refereeing body, his deputy and five others over alleged interference in refereeing procedures.

• Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced the arrests Tuesday, citing allegations of interference in referee classifications, assignments, scoring and appointment processes.
• Raids were conducted Tuesday morning at the suspects' residences, workplaces and offices.
• Ferhat Gundogdu, president of the refereeing body, and his deputy were among the seven arrested.
• Gürlek did not draw a link between the arrests and last year's betting scandal in which the Turkish Football Federation suspended 149 referees.