• Players and officials suspended after being found guilty
• Criminal trial still in progress
Turkey's football disciplinary committee left leading clubs unpunished over match-fixing allegations on Monday, instead imposing bans of between one and three years on 10 players and officials in a move that will be closely scrutinised by Uefa.
The Gaziantepspor midfielder Ibrahim Akin, who was with Buyuksehir Belediye Spor at the time the offences were committed, was banned for three years and Ankaragucu's goalkeeper Serdar Kulbilge was given a two-year ban.
The decision was taken while a criminal trial, involving 93 defendants including the chairman of the champions Fenerbahce, is still underway.
Shares in Fenerbahce, Turkey's richest club, rose by 10% after the announcement by the Turkish Football Federation, although the club's chairman, Aziz Yildirim, is currently in jail pending a verdict. The disciplinary board said there was no punishment for Yildirim himself, while three other Fenerbahce executives were banned from football for one to three years.
The ruling, which came in the run-up to the final games of the season, was a key step in resolving an investigation which has cast a dark shadow over Turkish football.
However, the outcome of the federation's investigation will be closely analysed by Uefa amid previous expectations that clubs could face relegation or exclusion from Europe over the allegations.
Fenerbahce, who were barred from the Champions League this season due to its alleged involvement in the scandal, dropped a court case last week against Uefa and the Turkish federation over its exclusion from the tournament.
Fenerbahce will host their city rivals Galatasaray on Saturday in a match which will determine this year's champions. Galatasaray are currently leaders in the league play-offs on 47 points, ahead of Fenerbahce on 46. Read More
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