Turkish authorities postpone Istanbul football derby over security threat

  21 March 2016    Read: 949
Turkish authorities postpone Istanbul football derby over security threat
Governorate of Istanbul postponed a derby between the two largest Istanbul football clubs due to safety concerns, local media reported Sunday.
The match between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray football clubs was postponed over "serious security threat," Daily Sabah newspaper reported.

On Saturday, a suicide blast ripped through a major tourist street in Istanbul, killing five people including the attacker, and injuring at least 36 others.

On March 13, a car bomb exploded at a bus stop near Ankara’s central Kizilay square, leaving 37 dead and over 120 injured.

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