The lawn in Bursa was littered with projectiles – players were also hit
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The game in the second Turkish football league between Bursaspor and Amedspor is getting completely out of control. Fans hurl countless objects onto the field. In addition, anti-Kurdish posters can be seen on the stands. The referee is apparently unimpressed.
Bchaotic scenes erupted in the game between Bursaspor and Amedspor in the second Turkish football league – the board of directors of the club from the Kurdish metropolis of Diyarbakir spoke of racism against players on Monday. Fans of the host Bursaspor verbally and physically attacked the footballers in the game on Sunday, the club’s management said. Amedspor has been confronted with racism and discrimination for many years.
Pictures and videos, some shocking, showed Amedspor goalkeeper Cantug Temel falling to the ground in the middle of the game after apparently being hit by an object. The players also attacked each other, while the police tried to protect themselves from raining objects with shields. The game was not stopped despite the chaotic scenes and ended 2-1 for Bursaspor.
The board of Amedspor further stated that the hostilities had already begun on Saturday evening in front of the players’ hotel in Bursa. There they were racially insulted by a group. The board accused the authorities of not having intervened and called for consequences. At the game on Sunday, posters were also held up that symbolized the persecution of the Kurds in the 1990s. The “political messages” conveyed during the game were directed against the entire Kurdish people.
The police try to protect themselves and the players from projectiles
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Bursaspor shared a video on Twitter showing riots during a match between the two sides in Diyarbakir in September. One would have wished for the same sensitivity at the time, it said in a statement. The club is above politics. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said investigations had been launched and officials responsible had been suspended.
