Turkey's first, second and third division matches are on hold pending resolution of a bitter dispute over who owns the rights to broadcast them.
"If it is possible the tender will be held next week, by the usual method of sealed envelopes and open bidding," said Ata Aksu, deputy chief of the Turkish Football Federation, after a meeting with representatives of the clubs.
Aksu said changes introduced after the first tender, which was suspended last week, would allow both foreign and domestic companies to bid and allow the winner to transfer the rights to a third party at a later date.
The federation stopped the earlier tender because no bidders had met minimum conditions, which included a $465 million starting price for rights to three-and-a-half years of broadcasts.
Earlier this month the federation cancelled a deal with television company Teleon, which broadcast league matches through a coded signal to subscribers. It said Teleon had failed to meet undertakings in the agreement.
Teleon is challenging the decision in the courts and says it still holds the broadcast rights.
Aksu gave no indication of when the season would start again but a resumption is unlikely until the clubs see a secure revenue stream. The winter break, which started on December 24, was due to end on January 26.
"It has not been good. We are going to completely revise our training timetable," Besiktas coach Nevio Scala told the Anatolian news agency.
In the meantime, fans will have to make do with the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup on January 31 and February 1. Television rights for those games were arranged privately by the teams involved.
Reuters
Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
