Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü, most commonly known as just Amedspor , is an institution for the Kurdish communities that populate Turkey's southeastern regions. They are based in Diyarbakır, the largest Kurdish city in the country, which is home to almost two million people in its metropolitan area, 72% of which speak Kurdish on a daily basis. Amedspor players [infoaut.org] The Kurds are the biggest ethnic minority present in Turkey, as they make up around 15-20% of the country's total population and are mostly concentrated in the region called Turkish Kurdistan. To truly understand the tensions between the Kurds and the Turkish, we just have to point out how the Republic of Turkey once had an official policy to deny the existence of the Kurd ethnicity, rather calling them Mountain Turks . The words "Kurds" and "Kurdistan" were banned, and the language was prohibited after the military coup of 1980, although nowadays it is taught as a subject in some s...
Over the last few decades the month of December has seen a rise in popularity in actions called "Teddy Bear Toss". With Christmas approaching, spectators from many sports club all over the world gather as many stuffed toys as possible and throw them on the pitch. These toys, gifted by thousands and thousands of fans, are then donated to hospitals and charities to be given to less fortunate children from the community, brightening their Christmas. When possible, the players themselves make the trip to personally give the toys to the children, making the whole thing extra special! Real Betis fans hold the teddy bear toss annually [businessinsider.com] The idea originated in Canada in 1993: Don Larson, then marketing director to ice hockey team Kamloops Blazers, promoted the idea for their home match on December 5th. The fans waited for the home team to score their first goal before tossing over 2,400 toys onto the ice! Hockey club Kamloops Blazers were the first to hold the e...