Çarşı Ignores Ban, Keeps Gezi Spirit in Stadium

Çarşı soccer fan group chanted a series of Gezi Resistance slogans on the first official game of Beşiktaş against Trabzorspor in Turkey’s Super League. 

“Everywhere Taksim, Everywhere Resistance” chanted roughly 50,000 supporters. Among other chants included “Spray tear gas / Take off your helmet, leave your baton / Let’s see who is real gentleman” - a chant created by Çarşı fans during Gezi Resistance. 

On July 31, Interior Minister Muammer Güler said they were working on a series of regulations to battle against political and ideological cheering in Turkey’s stadiums. 

On August 11, Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kılıç said “whoever turns stadiums into venues of violence and political demonstration will pay its consequences”. 

At 9:45 pm local time last night, the game between Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor resulted with the victory of home team by 2-0. (HK/BM)

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