Zaid Benjamin
Yusuf Özhan
@zaidbenjamin @green_lemonnn From what I understood that's the last episode of a feud b/w fans and international sports bodies.
Turkish fans booed a minute of silence on those killed in #ParisAttacks during a match with #Greece. pic.twitter.com/lP56oXUO19
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@zaidbenjamin@green_lemonnn Chanting "Martyrs r immortal our land is indivisible" showing support for the fallen soldiers against terror. -
@zaidbenjamin@green_lemonnn Started with FIBA's decision not to allow a minute of silence for the Turkish soldiers. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&nv=1&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://m.haberturk.com/spor/basketbol/haber/1126143-turkiye-almanya-maci-oncesi-skandal-fiba-saygi-durusuna-izin-vermedi&usg=ALkJrhiSfhH4mvBJQmhnmmzxGxdXlMtbew … - View other replies
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@zaidbenjamin@green_lemonnn So I'd argue it's more about discrimination than disrespect.
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@tpel78@Wildharv@fitzfam2000@LibsNoFun@zaidbenjamin Wtf!? I just threw up a little. Put a disclaimer up first... -
@Gen_Frustration@Wildharv@fitzfam2000@LibsNoFun@zaidbenjamin danger don't look at pic in above tweet either - View other replies
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@tpel78 jackass...lol ;-)
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@zaidbenjamin not just boo, they're also chanting allah o akbar if that wasn't tasteless enough - View other replies
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@DeadmanMax it isn't Allah o akbar. they're chanting a typical sentence used in Turkey for people who got killed by terrorists@zaidbenjamin - View other replies
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@DeadmanMax@zaidbenjamin It doesn't make sense to chant this sentence here, however what you assumed the chant is completely wrong... - View other replies
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@tiriviritter@zaidbenjamin explains the whistling & booing then, very respectful. Also, people at the game said it was allah o akbar -
@DeadmanMax@zaidbenjamin i'm talking about the chant in the video... it is definitely not Allah o akbar. whistling & booing is inexplicable -
@DeadmanMax@zaidbenjamin if you would like to check it out, the sentence is "Şehitler ölmez, vatan bölünmez" in Turkish... -
@DeadmanMax@zaidbenjamin meanwhile, not being able to respect the "minute of silence" is a general issue in Turkey.Don't know why,but it is -
@DeadmanMax@zaidbenjamin It happened even during the one for more than 100 Turks killed in Ankara bombing recently...
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Mrs Fitz
T.J. Pelletier #UI
Frustrated (AKA - J)
Max J. Joseph
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