Chaos in Istanbul: Galatasaray's derby against Besiktas abandoned in 93rd minute

Hundreds of fans halted the Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Besiktas after storming the pitch at Istanbul's Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

Police used teargas in an attempt to restrain fans who rushed on to the field after Galatasaray midfielder Felipe Melo was shown a red card, CNN Turk said.

Didier Droga had scored twice and Galatasaray were leading 2-1 in the third minute of added time when the match was halted, sending the players sprinting for the safety of the dressing rooms.

Besiktas right-back Serdar Kurtulus setup Hugo Almeida with a well timed cross to put the home side ahead in the 18th minute.

But Bruno threatened on a number of occasions before making the most out of a defensive mistake by Serdar to assist Drogba with the equaliser in the 59th minute.

Veli Kavlak's miss-timed pass was intercepted by Yilmaz who set up Drogba for the winner.

The match became heated after Felipe Melo's rash two-footed tackle resulted in a straight red card and he was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd as he walked off the pitch.

Fans then stormed the pitch resulting in the referee along with both sides running off the pitch.

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The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) regulations state that in the event of a match being suspended by a pitch invasion the game will be postponed. The TFF disciplinary committee will then decide on the outcome of the result - which in this case is almost guaranteed to be a 3-0 victory awarded to Galatasaray.

The match was the first Istanbul derby of the season and follows months of civil unrest in Turkey's largest city over government plans to demolish a city park at the central square of Taksim.

Besiktas' politicised fan base, dubbed 'Carsi', was a prominent force in the anti-government protests and often clashed with police during the peak of the unrest in June.