What is Doğan Babacan?
[[File:Doğan Babacan (1971).jpg|thumbnail]] '''Doğan Babacan''' (30 November 1929 – 18 May 2018) was a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Referee (association football)|football referee]]. He was the first Turkish referee to supervise a match in [[FIFA World Cup]] history.<ref>[http://www.posta.com.tr/dogan-babacan-kimdir-kas-yasinda-ve-neden-oldu-2002532 Doğan Babacan kimdir? Kaş yaşında ve neden öldü?] {{in lang|tr}}</ref> He was born in [[Istanbul]]. Later he was referee for the [[1975 UEFA Super Cup]] final between [[FC Bayern Munich]] and [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]. He retired from international refereeing in 1978. He died on 18 May 2018, aged 88.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Dünya Kupası'nda görev alan ilk Türk hakem olan Doğan Babacan hayatını kaybetti - Son Dakika Spor Haberleri | work = Star.com.tr | date = 18 May 2018 | access-date = 23 May 2018 | url = http://www.star.com.tr/spor/dunya-kupasinda-gorev-alan-ilk-turk-hakem-olan-dogan-babacan-hayatini-kaybetti-haber-1344124/ | language = tr }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Babacan, Dogan}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul]]