Gündoğdu's lawyer announced that the arrest request was rejected and he resigned.

In the statement made by Gündoğdu's lawyers, the following statements were made:

"Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the prosecutor's request for arrest was rejected by the Istanbul 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace in terms of abuse of power and threats, and an arrest warrant was applied for the crime of recording personal data. The judicial process is followed meticulously by us, as his attorneys, and we have full faith in the innocence of the client and that he will regain his freedom soon. However, the Turkish Football Federation should not be worn out in the ongoing investigation process and the functioning of the judicial process should not be harmed." "On behalf of our client, he resigned from his position as the President of the Central Referee Board as of 03.10.2026 and his resignation petition was forwarded to the Turkish Football Federation by us."