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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Violence broke out in Turkish third-tier clash</li><li>Players exchange punches and flying kicks </li><li>Diyarbekirspor beat Bursaspor 2-0</li></ul>

VIDEO: More violence in Turkish football! Punches thrown and flying kicks as brawl breaks out in third-tier match after provocative celebration

2. Lig

Diyarbekir Spor AS

Nazilli Belediyespor

A Turkish third-division match between Bursaspor and Diyarbekirspor was marred by controversy as a brawl broke out towards the end of the clash between the two teams. Diyarbekirspor scored a goal in each half to clinch the game but a fight erupted after Bunyamin Yurur celebrated provocatively following his winner in the 82nd minute. The players and the coaching staff of both teams exchanged blows on the pitch which resulted in the referee sending off as many as five players.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bursaspor - Diyarbekirspor maçında çıkan kavganın başlamasına sebep olan eylem. <a href="https://t.co/zbZnFQv9qB">pic.twitter.com/zbZnFQv9qB</a>— Panenka Sport (@PanenkaSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/PanenkaSport/status/1737483864841273596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Recently, a Super Lig fixture between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor ended on a violent note after the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/watch-turkey-super-lig-referee-punched-face-ankaragucu-president-kicked-head-rizespor/blt594d51c22b5e428e#cs954aa998c52d8248" target="_blank">Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler</a> at full-time. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/turkish-super-lig-postponed-indefinitely-mke-ankaragucu-president-punch-referee-halil-umut-meler-hospital-treatment/blt7b8bac1c24096946#cs885945d98ff8c492" target="_blank">The match official sustained injuries</a> that included bleeding around his left eye and a small fracture.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/wanted-spit-in-his-face-turkish-super-lig-referee-punch-storm-told-slap-wasn-t-hard-threw-himself-to-ground/blt80b7a3e4816d09af#csbcf316998ddadb44" target="_blank">Turkish FA had promised to take strict action against the Ankaragucu president</a> following his act of violence on the pitch and now it remains to be seen what will be the parent's body's course of action following another on-field fight.

WHAT NEXT FOR BURSASPOR and DIYARBEKIRSPOR?

WATCH: More violence in Turkish football! Punches thrown and flying kicks as brawl breaks out in third-tier match after provocative celebration | Goal.com

Turkish football witnessed yet another act of violence on a football pitch as a brawl broke out during a third-tier game.

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