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title: "Çorum FK Chairman Balçık criticizes referee, announces appeal to Turkish Football Federation"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-corum-fk-chairman-balcik-criticizes-referee/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T17:12:14.400Z
category: sport
sources: 4
agreement: agree
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# Çorum FK Chairman Balçık criticizes referee, announces appeal to Turkish Football Federation

Arca Çorum FK were defeated 2-1 at home by Alanyaspor. Club Chairman Savaş Balçık criticized the officiating of match referee Alper Akarsu, saying "Here it is Türkiye 0, referee 1," and announced they will apply to the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Monday.

## Who is in this story

- [Arca Çorum FK](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/corum-fk/) — Sports clubs
- [Corendon Alanyaspor](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/alanyaspor/) — Sports clubs
- [Savaş Balçık](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/savas-balcik/) — People
- [Turkish Football Federation (TFF)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/tff/) — Institutions
- [Alper Akarsu](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/alper-akarsu/) — People

## News sources

- [Çorum FK Başkanı Balçık'tan olay tepki: Türkiye kaybetti](https://www.nefes.com.tr/corum-fk-baskani-balciktan-olay-tepki-turkiye-kaybetti-152375) — Nefes (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Savaş Balçık'tan sert hakem eleştirisi: Futbolun kaybettiği bir gece yaşadık](https://www.muhalif.com.tr/spor/savas-balciktan-sert-hakem-elestirisi-futbolun-kaybettigi-bir-gece-yasadik/742564) — Muhalif (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Savaş Balçık'tan hakem tepkisi! "Yazık oluyor bu futbola"](https://www.star.com.tr/spor/savas-balciktan-hakem-tepkisi-k-oluyor-bu-futbola-haber-2041233/) — Star (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [Savaş Balçık: "Burada kaybeden Türkiye oldu" - ÇORUM](https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-savas-balcik-burada-kaybeden-turkiye-oldu-corum/779266) — Mersin Haber (independent) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-corum-fk-baskani-balcik-hakem-elestirisi/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-corum-fk-chairman-balcik-criticizes-referee/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-kritika-sudi-prezidenta-chorum-fk-balchyka/

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