Eden Kartsev is the second Israeli player expelled from the Turkish team for commemorating Hamas hostages

The club justified the decision with the player’s comment “Contradicts Turkey’s sensitivity”.

“In conclusion disciplinary process Implemented by our club financial fine In the statement made by the club, it was stated that the football player was punished in accordance with the club’s disciplinary rules and that it was deemed appropriate for the player to continue his career abroad.

The text reminds Eden Kartsev was “warned” on Sunday and summoned to defend himself before the club’s disciplinary committee on Monday.despite I removed the message.

Kartsev’s post on his personal Instagram account included the following message from the Australian Zionist Federation: “100 days. 136 Israelis are held captive by the Hamas terrorist organization for 100 days. Bring them back NOW“.

Although the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoganoffered to mediate diplomatic efforts to release the hostages, also According to him, Hamas is not a “terrorist” group, but a patriotic group In other words, it protects its own territory.

Kartsev, 23 years old, from Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academyHe played for many Israeli clubs and was transferred to Başakşehir in January 2023.

The club currently sits in 9th place. Turkish Super LeagueHe won this competition in the 2019/2020 season but is unpopular and is thought to be closely linked to Erdogan’s ideology and other figures of the AKP, the Islamist party that has ruled Turkey since 2002.

Another Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel, Antalyasporit was He was suspended from his club last Monday and arrested for celebrating a goal by showing off his armband with the words “100 days” written on it and the date October 7.Referring to the Hamas attack.

While Jehezkel returned to Israel on the same day by private plane, regional Turkish newspaper Yeni Asir predicted yesterday that Kartsev would also go to Israel in a short time.