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Amedspor climbs to second in Turkish Super Lig in debut top-flight season

Al Jazeera reports that the club, in its first top-flight season, sits second after 10 games amid a peace process with the PKK.

Published Nov 6, 2026 · 15:12 UTC1 reports

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Amedspor is second in the Super Lig after 10 games in its first top-flight season, following successive promotions.[Al Jazeera]
Research published by the Kurdish Studies Center in March 2026 says the club's support among Kurdish adults quadrupled over four years.[Al Jazeera]
Bagis Erten says referees and the football federation treated the club badly in past years, but the current system is not stopping it now.[Al Jazeera]
Academic Vahap Coskun credits coach Besnik Hasi and striker Gift Orban, who has nine goals in 10 games, for the club's success.[Al Jazeera]

Amedspor is second in the Super Lig after 10 games in its first top-flight season, following successive promotions.[Al Jazeera]
Research published by the Kurdish Studies Center in March 2026 found Amedspor's support among Kurdish adults in Turkiye quadrupled to four million over four years.[Al Jazeera]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Devlet Bahceli congratulated Amedspor when it was promoted to the Super Lig in May.[Al Jazeera]
The same research found 61 percent of Kurds in the survey said they support the Turkish national team when it plays.[Al Jazeera]
Academic Vahap Coskun said Amedspor has achieved a level of success that nobody expected.[Al Jazeera]
Bagis Erten said the football federation and referees treated Amedspor very badly in previous years.[Al Jazeera]

The views on the club's success and its past treatment are attributed opinions from individuals and have not been independently confirmed.[Al Jazeera]
The support figures rest on research cited by Al Jazeera, and the survey itself was not independently checked in the provided reporting.[Al Jazeera]

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.