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Halil Umut Meler Appointed Referee for Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş Derby

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement New plan
  • Halil Umut Meler will referee the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby in the fourth week of the 2026/27 Turkish Süper Lig season.
  • İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Abdullah Buğra Özkara will serve as assistant referees, with Batuhan Kolak as fourth official.
  • The fourth round also includes Başakşehir-Galatasaray and Trabzonspor-Gençlerbirliği.

Halil Umut Meler will take charge of the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby in the fourth week of Turkey’s 2026/27 Süper Lig season.

The Turkish Football Federation’s Central Referee Board announced the appointments for the round. Meler, who had been widely regarded as the leading candidate for the derby, received the assignment.

İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Abdullah Buğra Özkara will assist him, while Batuhan Kolak will serve as the fourth official. The round opens with Başakşehir hosting Galatasaray on Friday, Aug. 4. Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş meet on Saturday, Aug. 5, and Trabzonspor host Gençlerbirliği on Sunday, Aug. 6.

The week concludes with Göztepe against Gaziantep FK and Rizespor against Alanyaspor.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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