As with many of yesterday’s international soccer matches, Turkey-Greece began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. Things quickly went off the rails, when the home Turkish fans interrupted the silence with boos and chants. But it might not be as simple as it seems.
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The boos were reportedly chants of “Martyrs never die, the country will never be divided” and “Allahu Akbar”. The friendly itself against Greece was largely forgettable as the action finished 0-0 at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium.
After the match Turkey manager Fatih Terim was quoted as saying: Our fans should have behaved during the national anthems and during the one minute silence. ‘Greece is our neighbour. Today is world neighbours day, but our fans didn’t behave like neighbours in this match.’