Violence broke out between supporters of Trabzonspor and gamers from Fenerbahce after a match on Sunday within the Turkish prime flight, which has been stricken by hassle this season. A crowd of dwelling supporters invaded the pitch at Trabzonspor’s stadium after the ultimate whistle of an encounter that Fenerbahce received 3-2. Images present a Trabzonspor fan enter the pitch and start working in the direction of the celebrating Fenerbahce gamers, a few of whom reacted by working in the direction of him to try to strike him. Other followers then invaded the pitch as stewards tried to revive order. Videos confirmed Belgian worldwide Michy Batshuayi kicking a fan who had entered the pitch and Nigerian worldwide Bright Osayi-Samuel punching one other supporter.

In different pictures on social media, a fan may be seen to threaten a visiting participant with a nook flag and Fenerbahce’s goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic receives a punch to the face.

Following the violent scenes, Turkey’s inside minister Ali Yerlikaya introduced the opening of an investigation into the incident.

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“After the Trabzonspor-Fenerbahce football match played this evening, an investigation has been initiated immediately to identify the spectators who entered the pitch and to investigate the incidents that took place at the end of the match,” he wrote on X.

“Incidents of violence on football pitches are never acceptable.”

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) referred to as the occasions “unacceptable” and stated in a press release that “the necessary criminal sanctions will be imposed on those responsible for these incidents”.

It shouldn’t be the primary time violence has been seen within the Turkish Super Lig this season.

The league was suspended for every week in December after a referee was attacked throughout a match between Ankaragucu and Rizespor.

Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, alongside different males, attacked referee Halil Umut Meler on the pitch after the match, injuring the official.

A lot of Fenerbahce journeys to Trabzon in latest instances have additionally been marred by violence.

A 2016 recreation in opposition to Trabzonspor was deserted within the closing minutes after an assistant referee was attacked by a house supporter.

The 12 months earlier than that the Fenerbahce staff bus got here below assault from a gunman en path to the airport on the best way again from the neighbouring Black Sea metropolis of Rize, leaving the driving force severely injured.

In 2014 a match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce was referred to as off at half-time after the Istanbul membership’s gamers have been pelted with objects thrown onto the pitch by dwelling followers.

Trabzonspor, who received the Turkish title two years in the past, additionally discovered themselves within the highlight in 2015 when the membership president locked the referee and his assistants contained in the stadium in a single day in protest on the determination to not award his staff a penalty.

They have been finally launched within the early hours of the next morning after a telephone name from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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