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Former referee Dinçdağ sued the Turkish Football Federation after he was sacked as a referee when his homosexuality was made public. Dinçdağ claims compensation for monetary and non-pecuniary damages. The next hearing will be on 20 October.

Former referee Dinçdağ opened a trial against the Turkish Football Federation because he was kicked out of the referee staff when it turned out that Dinçdağ is homosexual. The federation claimed that "persons exempt from military service cannot be appointed as referees".

The Central Referees' Board has said that referee Dinçdağ will be given his professional rights, but gay rights activists warn that he will still face discrimination.