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6/9/13

Soccer: Turkey: Football Fans Call For PM To Resign

Rival football fans from Istanbul's three main clubs have rallied in Taksim Square calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign.

Supporters of Fenerbache, Galatasaray and Besiktas marched to the square to join thousands of protesters in a mass anti-government demonstration.

The three sides are usually sworn enemies, but on Saturday they applauded each other and sang anti-fascist songs together.

They lit flares and jumped up and down together chanting "resign, Erdogan, resign" and "we are united together against fascism".

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