![Galatasaray fans display a choreography reading “Stop The Genocide” in the colors of the Palestinian flag to show support for Palestine before the UEFA Champions League third-week match between Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt at RAMS Park in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 22, 2025. [Elif Öztürk - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AA-20251022-39490335-39490332-GALATASARAY_V_BODOGLIMT_UEFA_CHAMPIONS_LEAGUE.jpg)
Turkish football clubs voiced support for an Istanbul rally set for Thursday to protest the ongoing massacre in Palestine, with several club leaders calling on supporters to join the event, Anadolu reports. Galatasaray Chair Dursun Ozbek called what is happening in Gaza a “test of conscience for humanity.” “We will not get used to this silence,” Ozbek said in a video message shared on US social media company X. “Standing shoulder to shoulder against oppression, we come together on the same side for humanity. On the morning of Jan. 1, we will be at Galata Bridge to be the voice of the oppressed.” Trabzonspor Chairman Ertugrul Dogan also urged fans to participate, saying the event, organized by the National Will […]
