Turkish soccer team lands in political hot water - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mar 20, 2020

Amedspor players (L) stand still to protest Turkish Football Federation after the kick-off their Turkish Cup quarter final first leg soccer match against Fenerbahce in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey February 9, 2016. Two rival Turkish football teams stood defiantly behind a banner urging peace on Tuesday before playing a surreal quarter final match to an empty stadium in Turkey's conflict-ridden southeast following a ban on spectators for chanting political slogans. The confli — Amedspor players (L) stand still in protest of the Turkish Football Federation after the kickoff of their Turkish Cup soccer match against Fenerbahce in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 9, 2016. — REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

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Diyarbakirspor fans shout slogans on the pitch as they hold a burning Bursaspor team flag during a Turkish Super League soccer match between Diyarbakirspor and Bursaspor in Diyarbakir March 6, 2010. The game between Bursaspor and Diyarbakirspor was suspended on the 17th minute on Saturday, when Diyarbakirspor fans began throwing foreign objects to the pitch. REUTERS/Anatolian/Cem Ozdel (TURKEY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST) TURKEY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TURKEY - RTR2BAW4

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