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Gaziantep (Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey)

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Flag of Gaziantep, two versions - Images by Tomislav Šipek, 24 February 2015


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Flag of Gaziantep

The flag of Gaziantep is red (photo) or white (photo) with the municipality's emblem, in white, in the middle. "Büyükşehir Belediyesi" means "Metropolitan municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 24 February 2015


Flag of Gaziantep

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Former flag of Gaziantep - Image by Jens Pattke, 4 October 2012

The former flag of Gaziantep (photo) was red with the municipality's emblem, in white, in the middle.

Tomislav Šipek, 24 February 2015


Gazantiepspor

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Flag of Gazantiepspor - Image by Ivan Sache, 8 March 2016

Gaziantepspor was formed in 1969 under guidance of the then city major Abdulkadir Batur. Batur organized a meeting among 58 of the cities most influential members to discuss laying the foundations for a sports club in the city. The group met repeatedly and founded the club in the same year, electing Beşir Bayram as Gaziantepspor’s first chairman.
After spending most of their history in the lower divisions Gaziantepspor achieved promotion to the Turkish Super League in 1990 and have remained their ever since. The club have been growing in size and stature at a steady pace, finishing 3rd in the 1999–2000, 2000–2001 seasons and 4th in 2002-03, 2003-04, 2010-2011.
[Turkish Football - Team Profile]

The official flag of Gaziantepspor (photo, photo) is white with the club's emblem in the middle.
Gaziantepspor’s emblem (description) represents the cities landmarks. Gaziantep castle is symbolized by the outline of the logo. Above the Gaziantep banner lies the martyr's memorial, the checkered background represents the cities treat to the world, the famous dessert Baklava. In the foreground is a falcon which is the club's nickname as well as the name of one of the city's heroes, Şahinbey.

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Flags of Gaziantepspor's supporters - Images by Ivan Sache, 8 March 2016

The club's supporters used square flags quartered black and red (photo), the club's colours (description).
Gazi in Turkish means "a war veteran". Antep was legally renamed Gaziantep in 1921 meaning “Victorious Antep", a title the city was awarded for the inhabitants' valiant war efforts fighting off invading forces in First World War. The founding members chose the club's colours to represent this. Black is in commemoration of the fallen martyrs who died protecting the city during the war, while red represents the blood shed by the town's heroes who died during the conflict.

Ivan Sache, 8 March 2016