Thousands of Beşiktaş fans on Sunday gathered at the Vodafone Park Stadium in Istanbul. They threw an abundance of stuffed toys onto the field in a stirring display of solidarity with the thousands of children adversely impacted by the earthquakes that shook Turkey on Feb. 6.
Sunday’s match between Beşiktaş and Fraport TAV Antalyaspor at Istanbul’s Vodafone Park was paused 4 minutes 17 seconds after the kickoff in memory of the initial earthquake, which struck at 4.17 a.m. local time (1:17 a.m. GMT).
Following the significant earthquakes, the Istanbul football powerhouse launched a heartwarming campaign asking fans to bring stuffed toys to Beşiktaş’s home, Vodafone Park.
The toys will be donated to children in the earthquake-hit regions.
