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Monday, November 30, 2015

Why some Turkish sports fans terrorize their opponents? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Why some Turkish sports fans terrorize their opponents?

Disruptive and disrespectful actions by Turkish sports fans has been in the news in recent months. On Nov. 21, the Israeli women’s national basketball team became the victim of such behavior in Ankara at the European Championships. During the singing of Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, Turkish fans threw water bottles, coins, and other objects at the Israeli players on the court. The incident, reported widely in Israel, barely made the news in Turkey.

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