A Fenerbahce fan has been stabbed to death in one of the most violent derbies in the world of football.
Burak Yildirim, 19, was on his way back home after the match, that Fenerbahce won 2-1, when he was attacked by a group of Galatasaray fans at a bus stop.
Yildirim was taken to the Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital immediately after the incident but died despite the best efforts of medical staff. The assailants fled the scene after the stabbing and are as of yet unidentified. Istanbul police have opened an investigation into the incident.
Fenerbahce published a statement on its official website to offer condolences to the victim's family has condemned the incident. Galatasaray, which counts Didier Drogba, Wesley Sneijder and Emmanuel Eboue as members of its squad, won the Turkish Super Lig title this season.
There was more going on in Istanbul before the stabbing, as fans outside the stadium began to fight with each other and had to be broken up by the Turkish riot squad.
Officers used pepper spray to disperse fans as players fled to changing rooms.
The violence followed a tense game during which referee Cuneyt Cakir booked several players and issued red cards to one player from each team.
After the final whistle, fans broke plastic chairs and threw them at the police and Galatasaray players. Flares were also thrown.
Violence continued outside the stadium, with Fenerbahce fans pelting a police vehicle with stones.
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