Turkey midfielder Arda Turan faces a 12-and-a-half year prison sentence after being charged with sexual harassment, illegal possession of arms and deliberate assault that resulted in injuries, according to the DIA news agency.
Toran, who has loaned this season from Barcelona to the Turkish side of Pachakshir, entered last week's fight with local singer Berkai Shaheen as he left a nightclub after his wife accused him of harassing her, according to local media.
The sources added that the quarrel ended with the breaking of the singer's nose.
The newspaper "Habertrk" that Turan then went to the hospital where he was treating Shaheen carrying a pistol, and begged the latter to shoot him and his forgiveness.
According to the private news agency "DIC", was charged with "insult" to Shaheen, who also faces the penalty of imprisonment for two years.
Turan was summoned last Thursday to testify before the Turkish police, the Anatolia news agency reported, while the daily Hurriyet reported his release after being questioned for three hours.
Toran, 31, is one of Turkey's best footballers and is famous for his bad behavior outside football. He was suspended for 16 games last May by the Turkish football authorities, after a referee was jostled and insulted during a match.
Toran moved last season on loan to Pasachkir after a failed attempt at Barcelona, where he failed to impose himself in the squad after a successful previous experience with Atletico Madrid.
Toran has played 100 caps for his country.
