In minute 4:17, the time of the heaviest earthquake three weeks ago, the game was stopped and the big hug rain started.
Players and other attendees then collected the plushies. These are taken to the affected area and given to children. The natural disaster killed more than 50,000 people, many of them children.
This weekend, football was resumed in the Turkish league after it had been halted in recent weeks due to the disaster. There was also a tribute before the start of the Besiktas – Antalyaspor game in Istanbul, with some players not keeping it dry.
