This happened a few years ago. So back in 2006, I went on a trip with my family to Greece and Turkey. I had just started what is now a large collection of football/soccer scarves, so I was keen to add a few Greek and Turkish ones to my collection. I ended up buying a Galatasaray scarf from a bazaar in Istanbul.
Fast forward to a year or two ago, and I'm watching a documentary on Turkish football hooligans, specifically Galatasaray hooligans. The documentary talks about incidents like one in 2000, where two Leeds fans (a club in England) were stabbed to death by Galatasaray "ultras" (it's what the violent hooligans who are behind most of the assaults call themselves) in an unprovoked attack. One of the guys who did the stabbing ended up getting fifteen years in prison. After the sentencing, Galatasaray fans/ultras said a bunch of shit like that the attack was deserved because it was punishing the "rude British people", and that the guy "was right" and "a patriot".
Anyway, the guy in the documentary is interviewing a bunch of Galatasaray Ultras, and they're all wearing clothing that has their own brand on it called "UltrAslan". The name sounds vaguely familiar, and I glance over at Galatasaray scarf on my wall. It's at that point that I remember that the back side of the scarf had some name on the back that meant nothing to me at the time when I bought it. I take the scarf off the wall, and sure enough, it's an UltrAslan scarf.
TL;DR, I indirectly financially supported Turkish football hooligans who kill people.
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