Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ

Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ (born 1976 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish football referee, who saw through the public outing of his homosexuality international sensation.

Background

In men's soccer, homosexuality - taboo - especially in professional sports. Worldwide in this area revelations of a homosexual orientation are extremely rare. In Germany, not a gay player made ​​himself known, for example in the history of football leagues until 2004.

The "case" Dinçdağ

Dinçdağ, which had its inaugural postponed for military service initially, was drafted in October 2008. After his voluntary outing he was in the Military Medical Academy Gülhane ( Gülhane askeri Tıp Akademisi, GATA ) laid and finally on January 28, 2009 due to " psychosexual disorders" ( psikoseksüel bozukluklar ) retired. When he wanted to be then reused as an arbitrator, the county association Trabzon asked to see the military documents, as in Turkey for health reasons decommissioned persons may not act as an arbitrator. Because of its seemingly lack of fitness he was suspended. Only later association vice-president Lutfi Arıboğan also expressed to the effect that Dinçdağ was " only a second-class referee without talent and prospect of a rise in the prime Süper Lig ." After his suspension Dinçdağ appeared on Turkish television and gave it the first time his name award. The case resulted in Turkey for an open debate on how to deal with homosexuality in the male-dominated football. International media reports followed. Dinçdağ announced, if necessary, to bring an action before the European Court of Human Rights.

Single Documents

• Football referee (Turkey)
• Homosexuality in Sport
• Person (Trabzon )
• Turk
• Born in 1976
• Man