Disqusting & provocative banner by Turkish fans during Europa League game! (photo)

30-8-2019 CyprusDaily CyprusDaily Warmer

Disqusting & provocative banner by Turkish...

A banner that appeared during the Trabzonspor’s match against AEK for the Europa League has sparked anger to the people of AEK.

The banner read “Can you swim?” was being carried around by the Turkish team’s fans often turned not towards the game, but to the side where AEK’s fans were.

This is an indirect reference both to the Asia Minor Catastrophe (almost exactly 97 years ago) and the Pontian Genocide.

After all, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself said from Kerasunda last February that the city had “thrown Pontian...

This article was automatically added to our system 30-8-2019

Disqusting & provocative banner by Turkish fans during Europa League game! (photo)

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