Turkey's SuperLig and domestic cup matches have been suspended for one week after the Emmanuel Emenike's Fenerbahce team bus was shot at by a gunman on Saturday.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced the decision after a meeting with the sports minister on Monday.
"We believe the incident was a terrorist attack, targeting not only Fenerbahce but Turkish sports," said TFF chairman Yildirim Demiroren.
"We decided to postpone all league and cup games for a week."
The club had posted
several pictures of the bus on their website after the attack, which
showed a shattered side window and damage to the front windscreen.
The pictures also showed blood on the driver’s seat and the steering wheel. The attack followed Fener’s 5-1 win away to Rizespor.
The bus was going over a viaduct on its way from the city of Rize to the airport in Trabzon to return to Istanbul when the incident occurred.
Fenerbahce had temporarily gone top of the league with Saturday’s win, although Galatasaray returned to the summit on Sunday by beating Karabukspor 4-2, and they sit two points clear with eight matches remaining.
The pictures also showed blood on the driver’s seat and the steering wheel. The attack followed Fener’s 5-1 win away to Rizespor.
The bus was going over a viaduct on its way from the city of Rize to the airport in Trabzon to return to Istanbul when the incident occurred.
Fenerbahce had temporarily gone top of the league with Saturday’s win, although Galatasaray returned to the summit on Sunday by beating Karabukspor 4-2, and they sit two points clear with eight matches remaining.
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