FIFA approves 10-day extension of Turkish league's winter transfer window

　　China News Service, February 9th. According to the website of the Turkish Football Association, due to the major earthquake in Turkey, FIFA officially approved the application of the Turkish Football Association for extending the winter transfer period. The second transfer registration period for the 2022-2023 football season was extended to the local The time is February 18.

　　According to previous news from the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred in Kahramanmaras province at 4:17 am local time on the 6th (9:17 Beijing time) with a focal depth of 7 kilometers. The earthquake was felt strongly in many provinces such as Pu, Hatay, and Malatya.

Subsequently, several aftershocks occurred in the nearby area.

As of the 8th local time, the strong earthquake in southern Turkey near the Syrian border has killed more than 11,000 people in the two countries and injured about 54,000.

Screenshot of the Turkish Football Association website

　　The Turkish Football Association announced on the evening of the 8th Beijing time that FIFA has verbally agreed to extend the transfer window of the Turkish League this winter by 10 days and is waiting for the completion of the written approval process.

The message reads:

　　According to FIFA's regulations on player registration and transfer, the winter window registration transfer time for professional players in the 2022/23 season is between January 12, 2023 and February 8, 2023, up to 28 days.

　　However, due to the earthquake disaster, the whole country mourned, and 10 provinces entered a state of emergency.

Our Football Association submitted a formal application to FIFA on February 6, 2023 to extend our transfer window to avoid negative impacts in player transfers.

After talks, FIFA has verbally agreed to extend the transfer window by 10 days and is expected to complete the written approval process.

We will also make relevant announcements later.

Screenshot of Turkish Football Federation website statement

　　Subsequently, the Turkish Football Association website issued a statement again: "Our Football Association's formal application to FIFA on February 06, 2023 has been approved today, and the second transfer registration period for the 2022-2023 football season has been extended to February 2023. 18."