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Beşiktaş J.K. 0–0 Antalyaspor (2023)
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On 26 February 2023, a football game of the Turkish Süper Lig between Beşiktaş J.K. from Istanbul and Antalyaspor from Antalya took place at the Vodafone Park in Istanbul.[1] During the match, fans threw stuffed toys on the pitch for children affected by the Turkey–Syria earthquakes earlier that month.[2][3]
Background
On 6 February 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing over 45,000 deaths.[4] The Turkish government was criticized for its insufficient response to the earthquake by fans of Fenerbahçe S.K. and Beşiktaş.[5]
Match
The match was stopped at 4 minutes and 17 seconds, in memory of the victims of the earthquake which took place at 04:17 (TRT).[3] Fans hurled toys, berets and scarves on the football pitch as a show of support for children affected in the earthquake region, while the names of the affected provinces were displayed on the stadium billboard.[3][6] The move, which was called "this toy is my friend", was organized by the fans themselves prior to the match, when the toys were distributed among them in a coordinated manner.[4]
Fans also called on the Turkish government to resign.[1][7] They protested over the lack of responses the government gave in the aftermath of the earthquake.[6] A video from the online news portal Haber depicted protesters being expelled from the tribune by the police.[6]
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Aftermath
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Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a political ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, fiercely criticized calls for the government to resign and canceled his membership of Beşiktaş.[7] MPs Sermet Ay and Semih Yalçın of the MHP and Yavuz Subaşı of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) also made similar moves in support of the government.[7] Gürsel Tekin, a Republican Peoples Party (CHP) lawmaker, said that he would pay Beşiktaş the dues of the politicians who cancelled their memberships.[7]
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