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Bahattin Duran
FIFA assistant referee whose career developed from youth and amateur football in Istanbul.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Born in Istanbul in 1975, he played in Beşiktaş’s youth system and later amateur football. He graduated in industrial engineering from Istanbul University in 1996.
He began referee training in 1994, entered regional refereeing in 1995 and the classification system in 1999. His 2009 TFF interview dates his Süper Lig assistant-referee work to 2001 and his FIFA appointment to 2003.
The same interview describes a parallel career in purchasing and explains how match preparation, concentration and collaboration with the referee shaped his assistant-referee practice.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
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