Dad Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkish-soccer-fans-chant-allahu-akbar-paris-attacks-remembrance/ And it's misinformation. The media coverage states that the Turkish fans--during a moment of silence--chanted Allahu Akbar. For those of you who do not know, Allahu Akbar means, "God is great". This however, is seen globally as a "perceived cry of terrorism", and so its notion is misconstrued. But, this is not the chant the Turkish people fans were using. When a moment of silence was requested for the victims of terrorism in France during the game between Turkey and Greece, some fans began booing. Not shortly after the booing began, Turkish fans began to chant "Sehitler olmez, vatan bolunmez." Which means "Martyrs never die, the nation won't be divided." This is a common slogan thrown in remembrance of Turkish soldiers who fell victim to terrorism. In Turkey, there is rarely a minute of silence that isn't interrupted by this chant. Whether its a minute of silence for a Turkish catastrophe, or something else that happened globally. It is a chant of camaraderie. Personally, I've viewed it as an attempt to drown out the boos from others, in order to support France and the many terrorism victims around the globe. Anywho. Discuss. inb4scumbagCBS Yeah yeah, I know, they suck as a news source. EDIT: A video for clarity. And actually listen. 1:25 time stamp it is VERY much clear what is being said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBRSfdAvsDQ&feature=youtu.be "Sehitler olmez, vatan bolunmez." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Yeah, they really suck as a news source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Yeah, they really suck as a news source. Most of the super conglomerate news sources in US do. Trying to find an alternate read for information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Martyr could also refer to the ISIS suicide bombers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tojin Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 True, but what are the odds that an entire stadiumfull of Turks support ISIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 They came to cheer on their team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Well, I guess the people booing were dicks at the very least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.