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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/19/istanbulspor-president-takes-players-off-field-trabzonspor-turkey
The Turkish side Istanbulspor walked off the pitch in an apparent protest at a refereeing decision in their Super Lig game against Trabzonspor on Tuesday.
The incident took place as the Turkish top flight resumed following a one-week suspension after a club president punched a referee at the end of a game.
Halil Meler is escorted off the pitch after he was punched by the president of MKE Ankaragucu
Attack on referee sums up Turkey’s toxic attitude towards officials
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Trabzonspor scored to go 2-1 up through Paul Onuachu but Istanbulspor, who sit bottom of the table, felt they should have been awarded a penalty following a clash between Florian Loshaj and Batista Mendy.
Istanbulspor’s chairman, Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu, then walked on to the pitch and instructed the team to walk off, with the game stopped in the 73rd minute. Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported that a number of Istanbulspor players tried to convince the club president to play on, but the match was ultimately abandoned.
how long till they cancel turkish football ? or the ref's just quit