Three Turkish clubs banned from Europe

UEFA's decisions, with the punishments for the first two confirmed by European football's ruling body, came as a fresh blow to the beleaguered Turkish league amid a court investigation into match-fixing allegations which overshadowed the whole of last season.

Besiktas were fined 200,000 euros due to delays in payments to players and staff, they said in a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange where shares in the club are traded.

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