Supporters Domestic support The club is the most popular among Kurds in Turkey and the most widely supported football club in Diyarbakır. While competing in the TFF 2. League in 2023, the club averaged 20,000 spectators per match–more than 17 of the 20 teams in the one-tier higher TFF 1. League managed to attract. Following the club's promotion to the TFF 1. League, Amedspor president Aziz Elaldı stated that children in the Kurdish regions were increasingly supporting Amedspor rather than major Turkish clubs such as
Galatasaray or
Fenerbahçe.
Fan groups The club has a supporter group known as
Direniş ("Resistance"). The name Direniş was eventually approved for the group by the TFF, after approximately twenty previous applications had been rejected.
Tîma Gel ("People's Team") is also a popular fan group of Amedspor.The most important supporter group is
Amedspor Barikat ("Amedspor Barricade"). It was founded in late 2014 and describes itself as an
anti-fascist,
patriotic fan group of Amedspor that opposes
racist and
sexist views. They are known for their pro-Kurdish chants. During a match against
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. at the
Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, approximately 30 persons of the fan group were detained for chanting slogans such as "Everywhere is Sur, everywhere is resistance," and "Children shouldn't die, they should be able to go to the match." Fan groups of Amedspor have reportedly built connections with the fan scene of FC St. Pauli. During the 2025–26 promotion campaign to the
Süper Lig, some supporters from outside Turkey, particularly Kurds from the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq, attended matches to support the club. Merchandise belonging to Amedspor supporters has also been regularly seized by police, In January 2016, Turkish police searched the Amedspor club premises and confiscated computers. After the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality was taken over by a government-appointed trustee in November 2016, replacing the imprisoned pro-Kurdish elected officials, the trustee requested that Amedspor change its name and include government-appointed municipal officials on its board in order to continue receiving municipal funding. The club rejected both demands in early 2017.
Controversies in the 2015–2016 Turkish Cup quarterfinal In early 2016, Amedspor pulled off an upset win over
Bursaspor to make it into quarterfinals of the
Turkish Cup. Following this victory, Amedspor supporters were banned by the TFF from attending the subsequent match against Fenerbahçe S.K. for "ideological propaganda," after fans reportedly chanted slogans such as "Everywhere is resistance" and "Children should not die, they should come to our matches," in reference to
Turkish military operations in Kurdish cities during 2015–2016, which resulted in numerous civilian casualties. Naki's Tweet, which led to the ban read: Naki's suspension was later extended into a lifetime ban in January 2018, in addition to terrorism-related charges by a Turkish court,
Controversies against Bursaspor Amedspor's victory over Bursaspor in the 2016 Turkish Cup, played in front of
Bursaspor's
ultra-nationalist Turkish supporters, marked the beginning of a rivalry between the two clubs. Encounters between Amedspor and Bursaspor during the
2022–23 TFF Second League White Group season were marked by tension. In September 2022, the visiting Amedspor team arrived and departed the stadium in
armored vehicles. The night before the match, a mob gathered outside the hotel in
Bursa where Amedspor was staying. They reportedly played the
Mehter March, an Ottoman military anthem, and shouted slogans such as "
How happy is the one who says I am a Turk." The mob also set off
fireworks aimed at the hotel. On matchday, clashes broke out between Amedspor and Bursaspor supporters in the stadium, the pitch was invaded, and a knife was reportedly thrown at Amedspor’s goalkeeper. Kurdish flags were displayed in the stands, and confrontations between home supporters and police occurred outside the stadium as tensions escalated. Before the return match on 5 March 2023, Amedspor players were reportedly attacked, as Bursaspor fans threw plastic water bottles,
firecrackers, and knives on the field, while some Bursaspor fans displayed banners depicting
Mahmut Yıldırım, a Turkish rogue agent of the Turkish counter-guerrilla
JİTEM, linked to unresolved murders, alongside images of a Renault Toros, symbolizing
forced disappearances and
political killings of Kurds in Turkey during the 1990s. Furthermore Bursaspor fans entered Amedspor's locker room where they assaulted goalkeeper Cantuğ Temel, player Anıl Şahin, and club manager Ömer Elaldı. The TFF subsequently sanctioned Bursaspor with six matches plus one behind closed doors without fans, and club officials were banned from football activities for 90 days. Kurdish news channels described the attacks as an "organized
lynching attack" on Amedspor.In its complaint regarding the incident, the
Diyarbakır Bar Association stated that the acts constituted crimes of inciting or humiliating the public to hatred and hostility, intentionally endangering public safety, and insulting or abusing public office. Tensions continued in May 2023 when
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the ultranationalist
Victory Party, stated in a speech to supporters in Bursa that he would not allow a team named Amedspor to reach the top divisions of Turkish football. In response, Amedspor announced that its match against
Iğdır F.K. on 28 December would be free for women, describing the decision as a way to counter the attacks by increasing women’s presence in the stands.
Discrimination against Kurdish-language jerseys In October 2025, Amedspor was fined by the TFF for featuring a
Kurdish-language slogan on its official jerseys. The club’s kit displayed the phrase “Koma me bona we” (English: “Our group is for you”), a slogan related to a local sponsor’s advertising campaign. Although the club stated that the sponsorship design had been formally approved by the federation before the season began, the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) fined Amedspor 110,000 TL, citing a breach of “equipment regulations.” A few weeks later, the PFDK issued another 110,000 TL fine for the same slogan appearing during a subsequent league match, bringing the total amount to 220,000 TL. In response, Amedspor’s management argued that the decision was discriminatory, emphasizing that the Kurdish slogan carried no political meaning and that its
Turkish equivalent had previously appeared on other clubs’ jerseys without sanction. Club president Aziz Elaldı stated that the ruling represented a “double standard” and an “implicit ban on the Kurdish language in sports.” The incident provoked a strong public reaction. The pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned the fines as “another example of institutional discrimination against Kurdish identity,” and called on the federation to reverse its decision. Several human rights organizations and local bar associations also criticized the sanctions, arguing that they restricted linguistic diversity and freedom of expression in Turkish sports. The TFF, however, maintained that the fines were not related to the language of the slogan but rather to “technical violations” of sponsorship and equipment regulations.
Signing of Israeli player Dia Saba The transfer of
Dia Saba in August 2025 to Amedspor for a reported fee of $3 million drew criticism in Turkey over the
Israeli international's past social media activity during the
Israel–Gaza conflict. Saba, an Israeli national of
Arab origin with 13 appearances for
Israel's national team, was publicly defended by Amedspor and the supporter group Tîma Gel, and was warmly received by supporters upon his arrival at
Diyarbakır Airport.
Other incidents In April 2016, after a win against
Ankaragücü, Amedspor's team management was attacked and beaten by a mob. In August 2024, 13 people from Diyarbakır were reportedly attacked in
Ürgüp,
Nevşehir, after wearing Amedspor jerseys. According to Turkish media reports, the assailants initially threatened them and later returned with a larger group, attacking them with sticks, stones, and knives, injuring three people. The "racist attack" was condemned by Amedspor. On 2 May 2026, following Amedspor's 3–3 draw against
Iğdır FK, which secured the club's promotion to the Süper Lig, Amedspor player
Mbaye Diagne was surrounded by Turkish police when he displayed the flag of
Senegal after the match. Reports indicated that police initially mistook the flag for a pro-Kurdish or PKK-related symbol. A brief confrontation occurred, during which officers were also reported to have attempted to obstruct filming of the incident. The situation was later resolved after it was clarified that the flag represented Senegal. Tensions continued shortly afterward. After returning to Diyarbakır, Diagne again displayed the Senegalese flag by hanging it from the balcony of his apartment, which led to a visit from police. ==League participations==