He Basaksehir Turkey announced on Thursday that it would expel the Israeli player Eden Kartsev for asking last Sunday, on social networks, for the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the terrorist attack on October 7.
The club justified the decision by saying the player’s comment was “against the sensitivity” of Turkey. “As a result of the disciplinary process carried out by our club, a financial penalty has been imposed on the player, in accordance with the club’s disciplinary regulations, and it is considered appropriate for the player to continue his career abroad,” he said in a statement.
The text reminds us of this Kartsev He was “warned” on Sunday and on Monday was summoned to present his defense to the club’s disciplinary committee, though he has since retracted the message.
The post of Kartsev on his personal Instagram account he reproduced a message from the Zionist Federation of Australia with the words “100 days. 136 Israelis are in captivity of the Hamas terrorist group for 100 days. Bring them back NOW.”
Although the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoganoffered to mediate diplomatic efforts to free the hostages, also emphasized that Hamas, in his opinion, is not a “terrorist” but a patriotic group defending its territory.
Kartsev23 years old from the quarry of Maccabi Tel Avivhas played for several Israeli clubs and in January 2023 he signed for Basaksehir. The club, currently ninth in the Turkish Super League, won this competition in the 2019/2020 season, but is not popular and is considered closely associated with the ideology of Erdogan and other figures from the AKP, the Islamist party that has governed Türkiye since 2002.
Jehezkel was suspended by Antalyaspor
Another Israeli player, Sagiv Jehezkelof Antalyasporwas suspended from his club last Monday and briefly detained for celebrating a goal by displaying an armband with the message “100 days” and the date October 7, in reference to the Hamas attack.
Jehezkel He returned to Israel the same day on a private plane, and Turkish newspaper Yeni Asir predicted that yesterday Kartsev He will also travel to Israel shortly.
Source: La Verdad
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