Turkey's capital market board says decision should be made and markets should be informed soon

WASHINGTON (A.A) - July 22, 2011 - The head of Turkey's Capital Market Board (SPK) said on Thursday that relevant authorities should make a decision regarding match-fixing scandal and markets should be informed about the decision as soon as possible. 
Vedat Akgiray said if any match-fixing incident affected shares or market price of a company, markets should receive that information as soon as possible.
"Therefore, it is not a pleasant thing to insist on this indecisiveness. A decision, whether right or wrong, should be made and markets should be informed about it," Akgiray told reporters in Washington.
Akgiray said if allegations were accurate and if some people or circles gained unjust money from this match-fixing scandal, it would be a heavier crime than match-fixing and nobody could pave his/her way out of it.
The SPK had examined all transactions of the company in question during the last soccer season, and particularly some matches in question, Akgiray said.
Recently, Turkish police launched raids in several provinces across Turkey and searched premises of several clubs. Police detained some 60 people including first division club players and executives in connection with match-fixing charges. Suspects include Aziz Yildirim, chairman of last season's champions Fenerbahce, several club officials, players and executives from several Turkish teams.
Last week, TFF President Mehmet Ali Aydinlar said that the Spor Toto Super League in Turkey would continue as planned and that the TFF's investigation on possible match-fixing would take place only after formal criminal charges have been filed by the Prosecutor's Office.
Also, TFF deputy chairman Lutfi Aribogan and an accompanying delegation held a meeting with executives of UEFA in Switzerland on Monday. UEFA executives expressed their confidence in TFF throughout the investigation process.