Turkey football fans boo and chant 'Allahu Akbar' during silence for Paris victims

Turkey line up for the minute's silence

TURKISH football fans booed and reportedly chanted 'Allahu Akbar' during the minute's silence for the victims of the Paris attacks ahead of their friendly with Greece last night.

 

In a night where football came together to unite in the face of terror at Wembley chants of 'Allahu Akbar' - the Islamic phrase meaning 'God is greater' - were heard in Istanbul. 

The silence was held in memory of the 129 people killed in Paris on Friday in a series of terror attacks carried out late at night.

Turkey manager Fatih Terim spoke afterwards of ill-discipline shown by supporters.

 

"Our fans should have behaved during the national anthems and during the one minute silence," he said.

"Greece is our neighbour. Today is world neighbours day, but our fans didn't behave like neighbours in this match."

The game finished 0-0 and it was the first time the two teams had met for eight years.

 

The game finished 0-0 but was marred by the disturbance before kick-off

 

Turkey fans wave flags during the match

The Turkish Football Federation had announced a string of additional security measures before the match at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium stadium in Istanbul, which was a 17,000 sell out.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras watched the game together, in a sign of reconciliation between the two neighbours, whose relationship has suffered from hostilities in the past.

But the game was tarnished before it even started as a video emerged suggesting some of the Turkish faithful were voicing their dissent towards tributes for the 129 victims who were killed in last Friday's atrocities in Paris.