Conventional wind and Amedspor in Diyarbakır

I watched the Amedspor-İstanbulspor match from the stands with thousands of Amedspor fans. I had my humble thoughts about the game and Amedspor’s performance and I feel the need to share it. But before the game, there were important developments in Diyarbakır around the game, and I would like to talk about these developments.

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Those who follow football closely will remember that Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, before he was elected, said that he would watch Amedspor’s first home game there the Diyarbakır. When he was selected, he kept his promise and came to Diyarbakır with his team the day before the match. In fact, it is admirable that the President of the Federation keeps his word. However, Hacıosmanoğlu also came to Diyarbakır to develop other good trends that were carefully followed.
It is as follows: The President of the Federation Hacıosmanoğlu brought together the co-mayors of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, the governor of Diyarbakır, professional chambers and non-governmental organizations. It was a normal situation that was forgotten that Metropolitan Municipal Co-mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun had dinner at the same table with Diyarbakır Governor Murat Zorluoğlu and gave warm messages based on sports. It was forgotten because Diyarbakir is a city that has been ruled under extraordinary conditions for about 8 years. Governors were appointed as trustees instead of elected mayors, and barriers were placed between the city’s population, the business environment, non-governmental organizations and the state bureaucracy. The Trustees, for example, avoided even a polite greeting, let alone sitting at the same table with opposition politicians at a dinner event.
Shortly after Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun were elected Co-mayors of the Metropolitan Municipality with a large vote difference, the governor of the city changed. This is the procedure in the state; regulators are replaced from time to time. However, there was doubt about the history of the incoming governor in the eyes of the public. The new Governor Murat Zorluoğlu was appointed as a trustee in Van Metropolitan Municipality. He was elected as the Mayor of Trabzon from the AK Party in the elections and was not nominated in the last local elections. Instead, he was appointed as the governor of Diyarbakır. This is what put his questionable record in the public eye. Governor, trustee, politician and governor now and again.
Did this appointment mean preparing for the reinstatement of a trustee to Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality? There is no doubt that the question was unfair, Governor Zorluoğlu had the necessary qualifications to be a trustee.
I don’t know if I should thank God or not, no trustee has been appointed to any town in Diyarbakır yet.
The meeting of the governor, who has the ability to be a trustee, with the co-mayors of the city at the same table caused a feeling of hope or, as the popular expression in the last period, a wind of normalization blowing .
However, the people of Diyarbakir were still cautious and did not abandon themselves to the wind of convention that suddenly blew one night. Because they know that the governor is the head of the state administration and if the course of politics allows him to be a trustee, he will consider this as an order and choose the path of loyalty.
It’s nice to meet for dinner and comment on contributing to Amedspor and sports, as the people of Diyarbakır say, “it’s nice”. But will the promises expressed in the special and beautiful night be implemented in practice? The President of the Club Aziz Elaldı says that Amedspor has a position, like the previous presidents. Will this position be supported?
Is it not true that Amedspor have been subjected to racist attacks as a result of this stance in away games? Or will Amedspor’s stance be intervened? This problem overshadows the satisfaction of millions of Amedspor fans from the special and beautiful night.
The people of Diyarbakır have political experience, they welcome the movements with caution and wait for the outcome with calmness and calmness.
Whatever happens to the team as a result of this warning, the people of Diyarbakır will not be surprised, but they will not stop from expressing their opinions in the most effective way.
It is possible to keep the normalization process, which failed in Ankara, around Amedspor in Diyarbakır, by not giving credit to racism. Is this possible? We can find the answer to this question by looking at the upcoming games.

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This state of alertness is valuable because it is acquired through thousands of experiences and over time. These valuable savings prevented the crisis in the protocol from escalating and the stadium with a capacity of 33 thousand people did not see major protests.
The incident that caused the crisis was as follows: Shortly before the match began, it was learned that there was no place for Metropolitan Municipal Co-Mayor Doğan Hatun in the protocol. The lady abandoned protocol and went downstairs to the fans. When the protests were not considered, Serra Bucak Co-Chair and DEM Party Deputy Mardin Saliha Aydeniz went down to Hatun without stopping. CHP Deputy Chief Sezgin Tanrıkulu and representatives of non-governmental organizations also left the protocol rows. Since Aziz Elaldı and Hacıosmanoğlu watched the first half of the game with the fans in the other stands, the protocol seats were left to AK Party Deputy Suna Kepoğlu, the governor, deputy governors and a few people from the TFF.
Serra Bucak, who landed among the fans, was greeted with cheers, clenched fist waving towards the protocol rows.
Why was the name of Doğan Hatun, who had dinner with the city’s civil administrator the night before, not included in the protocol? Who prepared the protocol in this way and built a barrier against the wind of normalization blowing in the city? An event that would not be very big if it happened in another city tends to be pulled in all directions when it happens in Diyarbakır. For this reason, whoever prepared the protocol (Amedspor announced that it was the Directorate of the Youth and Sports Department) should have been more careful and careful, take care of the sensitivities. Thank God, if the co-chairmen and the fans had not shown a calm attitude, the stands would have been shouting “boo” sounds and everyone would have had their share of the protest.

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There is always talk about the spirit of sport, sport and that sport should be kept away from politics. However, the deaf sultan also heard that this was not true. The fact that Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç, who was attacked in Izmir, took the side of politicians shows this.
Istanbulspor’s appearance on the field with the banner “Homeland first” is also political. In their minds, they will give Amedspor fans a loving look. I don’t know if Istanbulspor also displays this flag in the other away games. However, coming to an Amedspor away game with this flag is no different from the racist slogans that Amedspor encounters in away games.
In fact, the statement made by Istanbulspor Coach Osman Zeki Korkmaz after the game was not different from the content of this banner. Korkmaz, who did not evaluate the game, said that he loved Diyarbakır so much that he would bring his family to visit in the future and gave the message “Homeland first” through Gaffar Okan.

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The first 10 minutes of the game were spent watching and trying to understand the crisis in protocol from the press department.
However, I did not miss the goal scored by Amedspor in the 6th minute. The goal was good, but the referee went to VAR and disallowed the goal for foul.
In fact, 20 minutes of the first half passed under the pressure of Istanbulspor. From now on, Amedspor became a team that could control the ball and develop attacks.
Uğur Adem Gezer’s second yellow card and red card at the start of the second half upset Amedspor’s order of play, who were down to 10 men.
Emir Kaan scored a great goal in the 77th minute and put Istanbulspor ahead 1-0. His ugly move towards the stands caused tension and he received a yellow card.
Amedspor found an important and effective goal chance in extra time, but Assombalonga, one of their new transfers, generously passed this situation, so to speak.
The match ended with a 1-0 away win for Istanbulspor.
Amedspor took the field with 8 new players. It was obvious that they had an adjustment problem. As Coach Ersun Yanal said, some time is needed to recover from this. However, the 4-5 game tolerance that Yanal wants from the fans is a long and difficult game for the team. I doubt the fans can handle the team losing another 4-5 games.