Super League team is fined 10,000 TL over political advert

AKSA Super League side Miracle Değirmenlik have been fined 10,000TL for displaying a political advert on the big screen of their Sadık Cemil Stadium partway through their 2-0 victory over Doğan Türk Birliği last Saturday.

The advert in question wished success for the National Unity Party (UBP)’s mayoral candidate for Değirmenlik, Ebru Törehan, in the forthcoming local elections. Ms Törehan is also the vice chairman of Miracle Değirmenlik.

The Cyprus Turkish Football Association (KTFF) referred the issue to its disciplinary board, which ruled on Thursday that its rules surrounding advertising had been broken and ordered the club to pay a fine.