Basaksehir manager Okan Buruk banned for 5 matches
47-year-old manager banned over unsportsmanlike conduct against referee in week 14 clash against Fenerbahce
ANKARA
The disciplinary board of the Turkish Football Federation on Tuesday banned Medipol Basaksehir manager Okan Buruk for five matches.
The 47-year-old manager was banned over his unsportsmanlike conduct against the referee in Week 14 game between Basaksehir and Fenerbahce.
Buruk was shown a red card in the 71st minute of the match for protesting the referee.
He was also fined 38,000 Turkish liras ($5,139).
Basaksehir midfielder Irfan Can Kahveci, who was sent off in the same game, was also banned for one match.
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