Halil Umut Meler

Turkish football referee

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Halil Umut Meler is a Turkish football referee. He has been FIFA listed since 2017 and a member of the UEFA Elite since 2022. In December 2023, he was hospitalised after being attacked at the end of a Süper Lig match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor, an incident that led to a week-long suspension of all Turkish league football.

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Turkish referee Meler 'won't forgive' attacker Koca Referee Halil Umut Meler says he "won't forgive" MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after he was punched at the end of a match on 11 December. BBC Sport - Published on December 20, 2023
Turkish side leaves pitch after not being awarded a penalty - eight days after referee was punched in the face Turkish football team Istanbulspor left the pitch in an apparent protest at a decision not to award them a penalty - just eight days after referee Halil Umut Meler was punched in the face. Sky News - Published on December 20, 2023
It would be foolish to take away VAR - Webb PGMOL head of refereeing Howard Webb says it would be foolish to get rid of VAR in football and that the violence referee Halil Umut Meler suffered in Turkey was a "disgrace" BBC Sport - Published on December 15, 2023

Koca given permanent ban for referee punch MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca receives a permanent ban for punching referee Halil Umut Meler, says the Turkish Football Federation. BBC Sport - Published on December 14, 2023
'Inhumane' - Turkish referee punched by club president Reaction to the moment Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler was attacked on the pitch by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca. BBC Sport - Published on December 12, 2023
Referee punched by club president after Turkish top-flight game Referee Halil Umut Meler is knocked to the ground by a football club president following a Turkish Super Lig game. BBC Sport - Published on December 11, 2023