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2020

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  31.01.2020 Turkey: Standing legalised across all leagues

  After years of the all-seater rule, Turkey has moved towards a more open approach. Following legal changes from 2019 and early 2020 stadia can now function also without individual seats in some areas.

2016

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  15.12.2016 Trabzon: Erdoğan to open stadium, first match in 2017

  President of Turkey himself will inaugurate the new Trabzonspor stadium this Sunday. As for football, fans need to be more patient.

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  04.11.2016 Turkey: Trabzonspor’s stadium ready in two weeks?

  After a year-long delay the last phase of construction is expedited. Already on Nov 21 Trabzonspor might play the first home game in Akyazi, new home outside the city.

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  03.03.2016 Turkey: Passolig to stay, even if limited

  In the second verdict regarding supporters’ application against the Passolig card system Ankara’s consumer court had a less positive decision for fans than they expected.

2015

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  18.12.2015 Turkey: Supporters win against Passolig!

  Neither Italian, nor Polish fans enjoyed similar success in their fight against fan ID cards. But in Turkey this week the Supreme Court ruled that the Passolig system is not legal and should be waived.

2014

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  28.11.2014 Turkey: Fans not letting go, stadiums still empty

  TV cameras aren’t showing the stands too much anymore, because there’s nothing to show. Stadiums are half-empty at best, while supporters took their case to the Supreme Court.

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  29.09.2014 Turkey: Empty stadiums, fans in court

  Beşiktaş drew only about 2,000 people to the country’s largest stadium. Galatasaray witnessed a 9,000 turnout. Numbers sound worse in smaller clubs. Meanwhile fans challenge the new fan ID cards in court.

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  23.08.2014 Turkey: Chaos and empty stands, low crowds nationwide

  While Turkey is getting more new stadiums than any European country, number of fans inside those already built may raise concerns. Introduction of the new fan card system brings chaos and protests, very visible on Thursday in Trabzon.

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  06.08.2014 10+ Ranking: Here are the best European clubs by attendance

  There are 229 clubs in Europe enjoying on average 10,000 spectators and more. We list all of them to show the Continent’s most magnetic teams. Some fanbases really deserve praise for their participation, right Rangers/Portsmouth?

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  08.05.2014 Turkey: Court suspends controversial fan cards

  Italian or Polish football fans never heard this kind of good news, but in Turkey things seem more positive. The 16th Court of Ankara ruled to suspend Passolig, the system forcing each supporter to provide sensitive data to get inside any stadium within two top leagues.

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  23.04.2014 Turkey: Supporters protest new fan cards

  Just like the Italian “Tessera del Tifoso”, new Turkish Passolig card causes huge controversies. Fans across the country boycott games and take into the streets.

2013

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  26.11.2013 Turkey: Crowds attend Trabzonspor's stadium groundbreaking

  On Sunday works officially commenced, though in reality the project has been ongoing since 2011. The ceremony was attended by a few thousand people, who watched as Turkish prime minister Erdogan mounts the cornerstone.

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  28.08.2013 Turkey: Political protests inside stadiums banned

  With Turkish supporters loudly reminding prime minister Erdogan of civil liberties, the government prepared a set of measures to stifle them. All under the slogan of counter-terrorism.