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Fenerbahçe offers condolences after Beşiktaş derby

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Beşiktaş defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1 in the fourth week of Turkey’s Trendyol Süper Lig.
  • Fenerbahçe supporter Yaşar Gerçek suffered a heart attack during the match and died.
  • The club expressed condolences to Gerçek’s family, friends and the wider Fenerbahçe community.

A Fenerbahçe supporter died after suffering a heart attack during the club’s 2-1 derby defeat to Beşiktaş in the fourth week of the Trendyol Süper Lig.

After the match, Fenerbahçe published a condolence message identifying the supporter as Yaşar Gerçek. “We learned with deep sorrow of the death of our supporter Yaşar Gerçek, who lost his life after suffering a heart attack during the match. May God have mercy on the late Yaşar Gerçek, and we offer our condolences to his grieving family, relatives and our community,” the club said.

We learned with deep sorrow of the death of our supporter Yaşar Gerçek, who lost his life after suffering a heart attack during the match. May God have mercy on the late Yaşar Gerçek, and we offer our condolences to his grieving family, relatives and our community.

· FenerbahçeThe club issued the condolence message after the derby.
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