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Tens of thousands of football fans in Istanbul, Turkey, joined the growing protests against the Turkish government for what they believe inappropriate answer to the catastrophe caused by
Tens of thousands of football fans in Istanbul, Turkey, joined the growing protests against the Turkish government for what they believe inappropriate answer to the catastrophe caused by the earthquakes that shook the south-east of the country three weeks ago, causing more than 44 thousand dead.
The angry reaction of football fans who over the weekend chanted anti-government slogans and they asked President’s resignation Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the most commented issue in the local media on Monday.
Fenerbahce fans sparked protests at the Surku Saracoglu Stadium on Saturday during a 4-0 win over Konyaspor by yelling “!Lie, lie, lie, deceive, deceive! 20 years have passed, retire!
Yürü be Fenerbahçe’m yanındayız…
Fenerbahçe’nin yanındayız diyenler burada mı…?!
Hukumet Istifa pic.twitter.com/NtlhBIakkA— Bir Garip Ecevit (@ilk_57) February 25, 2023
Similar slogans were echoed the next day, when fans who filled the Besiktas stadium on Sunday afternoon joined the protesters chanting “Government, resign!”
On the other hand, in the 4’17th minute of the game thousands of stuffed animals were thrown into the field, in memory of the children victims of the February 6th earthquake.
Match stopped for a few minutes collect the toys and send them to a vast region affected by strong aftershocks, covering 11 provinces in the southeast of Turkey. Earthquakes also occurred in northern Syria.
Shortly thereafter, the nationalist MHP party, an ally of the Erdogan ruling regime and the Islamist AKP, announced that its president, Devlet Bahceli, left the Besiktas club in response to fan demonstrations.
In messages posted on social media, Bahceli also called for matches to be held in empty stadiums or other measures to stop protests.
CanIm memleketim.
Guzel yulkem.
Sevginin tohumlarını atalım.
Bu büyük yaraları hep beraber saracağız. Iyi olacağız.Bravo Besiktas. Eşsiz bir goruntu.
Tum dunya gormeli. pic.twitter.com/4uHH6EwDCy— Fazil Say (@fazilsaymusic) February 27, 2023
For his part, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said that the stadiums were trying to get involved in politics, while earthquake relief work continued in earthquake-affected areas, and warned: “Don’t interfere with our work. … No one should fight for the security of Turkey.”
Some Besiktas supporters who called for the resignation of Erdogan and his government they were detained by the police at the same stadium.
Feeling that the reaction of the authorities to the consequences of the incident is thoughtful the worst humanitarian disaster the region has experienced in more than a century– caused a storm of indignation among the population.
Political observers believe that this discontent could play a decisive role. in the next elections generals, convened on May 14.
(Information EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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