The imbalances between the wages paid to Turkish and foreign referees in TFF’s applications draw attention. VAR referee Turk fees 26 thousand 250 TL, while Business Class brought to Türkiye on the journey and all the expenses covered by the foreign referee by TFF 400 euros per match, ie approximately 62 thousand 700 TL is paid. This imbalance Galatasaray-Fenerbahce match thoroughly made the ceiling. Turkish middle referee in a match of 52 thousand 500 TL to whistle, while the derby managing Slavko Vincic’in account of 6 thousand euros, that is about 269 thousand TL.
Zirve Aydın in the middle referees
A total of 34 referees played in the Super League in 2024-25 season. These referees also served as Avar and the 4th referee. Thus, the earnings of these referees, who have worked in total during the season, were 34 million 376 thousand 165 TL, except for their salaries. The most winning name among these referees was Cihan Aydın with a total of 1 million 678 thousand 375 TL by playing a whistle 23 times in the Super League.
On the other hand, the Super League whistle, but the 4th referee, assistant referee, there and Avar and other professional leagues in the play-off matches 47 referees by the TFF by the TFF was paid 22 million 38 thousand 230 TL excluding salaries.
Özütoprak has-Avar Leader
The TFF has 2024-25 season and served 16 referees in Avar. Referees closed to the room 318 times, earnings (excluding salaries) 5 million 924 thousand 500 TL was. However, 16 referee Super League 1st League, Cup, 2nd League, 3rd League Play-Offs also exist and took part in Avar. Onur Özütoprak, who took part in 51 times, became the most winning name with 1 million 34 thousand 775 TL. Özgür Yankaya took part 47 times and won 951 thousand 150 TL.
On the other hand, the upper class for 9 months, 30 thousand to 50 thousand, 6 thousand 500 TL monthly fee, while the fee for the match tasks with the wages of the referees in exchange for the earnings of the referees, thus reaching high levels compared to many sectors.
218 thousand 800 euros for foreigners
On the other hand, the implementation of the foreign referee that started this season, brought important problems due to wage imbalance, ‘Foreign referees both Business Class flying, as well as the Turkish referees’ more than the more’ commented. TFF Central Arbitration Board (MHK) by the application initiated by the 20th week, the remaining 19 weeks of the season took part in a total of 64 different foreign referees in the room, 1 foreign referee Galatasaray-Fenerbahce derby whistle stole. A total of 153 foreign referees working in the matches, TFF was paid by about 218 thousand 800 euros.
VAR’da 400 euros per game won the foreign referees Jakob Kehlet, 8 times as the referee of VAR 11 thousand 200 euros won. İstvan Vad, who took part in 7 times, won 9 thousand 800 euros and 6 duties in Markus Schmidt and won 8 thousand 400 euros in return. 152 times closed in the room 64 foreigners referees in 19 weeks 212 thousand 800 euros was paid.
The wages of 34 referees who played the whistle in the Super League due to the match task except for the salary are as follows:
Cihan Aydın: 1 million 678 thousand 375 TL.
Atilla Karaoğlan: 1 million 608 thousand 25 TL.
Zorbay Small: 1 million 595 thousand 650 TL.
Ali Şansalan: 1 million 550 thousand 425 TL.
Ozan Ergun: 1 million 490 thousand 500 TL.
Mehmet Türkmen: 1 million 437 thousand 775 TL.
Yasin Kol: 1 million 378 thousand 925 TL.
Kadir Sağlam: 1 million 354 thousand 750 TL.
Oğuzhan Çakır: 1 million 322 thousand 950 TL.
Ümit Öztürk: 1 million 252 thousand 325 TL.
Halil Umut Meler: 1 million 214 thousand 275 TL.
Resistance Tunisluoğlu: 1 million 197 thousand 275 TL.
Contemporary Altay: 1 million 129 thousand 625 TL.
M. Ali Metoğlu: 1 million 118 thousand 940 TL.
Adnan Deniz Kayatepe: 1 million 49 thousand 375 TL.
Arda Brothers: 1 million 6 thousand 875 TL.
Emre Kargın: 970 thousand 640 TL
Alper Akarsu: 947 thousand 515 TL.
Burak Pakkan: 944 thousand 100 TL.
Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy: 921 thousand 150 TL.
Turgut Doman: 879 thousand 625 TL.
Batuhan Kolak: 872 thousand 190 TL.
Sarper Barış Saka: 804 thousand 50 TL.
Ömer Faruk Gültekin: 756 thousand 650 TL.
Yiğit Arslan referee: 753 thousand 800 TL.
Ali Yılmaz: 744 thousand 390 TL.
Ömer Tolga Güldibi: 730 thousand 190 TL.
Gürcan Hasova: 651 thousand 750 TL.
Erkan Özdamar: 627 thousand 400 TL.
Ömer Faruk Turtay: 625 thousand 450 TL.
Oğuzhan Aksu: 598 thousand 800 TL.
Fatih Tokail: 487 thousand 550 TL.
Volkan Bayarslan: 391 thousand 100 TL.
Alpaslan Şen: 283 thousand 750 TL.