Reha Ruhavioglu
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“a national team for Kurds”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu said the club should not be seen as a national team for Kurds but rather as the representative of Kurdish identity in Turkiye.
“with its own colours, culture, language and identity”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu said Amedspor's matches have become a weekly barometer of whether Turkish society and state can accept the club with its own identity.
“Amedspor’s stands are really not homogenous,”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu said Amedspor's fan base is not politically or ideologically uniform.
“When you see the bigger picture, it is going well,”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu said that despite some hostile incidents from rival fans, the overall situation is going well.
“close to other parties and ideologies. The Kurdish political movement is [generally] a secular movement, but many fans are praying in the stadium.”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu noted that while many fans support the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, others hold different political views and many fans pray in the stadium.
“the representative of Kurdish identity”
Reha Ruhavioglu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Ruhavioglu described the club as the representative of Kurdish identity rather than a national team for Kurds.