* Türkiye Embassy hails Galatasaray, Osimhen on UCL win
Fans of Turkish club Galatasaray have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in both the besieged Gaza and the occupied West Bank during a match against England’s powerhouse Liverpool.
The match on Tuesday saw fans holding banners that read “Humanity lost conscience in Gaza” and “#Palestiniangenocide”.
Galatasaray fans express solidarity with Palestinians as they face relentless Israeli carnage in Gaza during a UEFA Champions League match against England’s powerhouse Liverpoolhttps://t.co/kuoujsEpcV
— TRT World (@trtworld) October 1, 2025
Before the match in Istanbul, Galatasaray fans also offered condolences to Liverpool’s late forward Diogo Jota, who died in July in a car accident in Spain.
They held banners that read “We will never forget you”, in a banner that included Galatasaray’s former player Ahmet Calik, who also died in a car accident a few years ago.
Galatasaray was able to beat the English Premier League champion after forward Victor Osimhen converted a penalty kick into the net in the 16th minute of the match.
Well done to the Galatasaray supporters 👏👏👏
Unlike the U.S and our cowardly Government they aren’t afraid to call out Israel’s genocidal behaviour #GALLIV pic.twitter.com/fi4GGCmBmo— Roy Andrew (@AndrewRoy70) October 1, 2025
The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria joined the football loving fans to extend warm congratulations to Galatasaray and Osimhen, who scored the winning goal, taking his tally in the competition to 10 goals.
The Embassy reweeted Osimhen goal celebration on her X handle with a caption:
Congrats to Türkiye’s Galatasaray and Nigerian star Victor Osimhen on tonight’s Champions League win!
Congrats to Türkiye’s Galatasaray and Nigerian star Victor Osimhen on tonight’s Champions League win! ✅️ https://t.co/A0GMAWjPfK
— Türkiye in Nigeria (@TC_AbujaBE) September 30, 2025
*The football fans’ solidarity with Palestine joins the growing list of advocacies from around the world against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and its environs by the Israeli regime. The genocide has claimed tens of thousands of lives including children, women, health workers, press officials, and aid workers.*
🚨 Last night, Galatasaray fans displayed several banners to show support to the people of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Jj1c3pibS4
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) October 1, 2025
Galatasaray fans have done Palestine proud tonight…
No escaping the message – banners like this all around the ground.
And they’re in English, of course, because they know – as we all do – that Israel could not be conducting this genocide without US backing, aided by the UK. pic.twitter.com/92goXSjvYF
— Steve Howell (@FromSteveHowell) September 30, 2025
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