Watch: Ex-Chelsea Footballer Tries 'Spinning Kick' As Fans Invade Pitch In Turkey

Violence broke out between supporters of Trabzonspor and players from Fenerbahce after a match on Sunday in the Turkish top flight, which has been plagued by trouble this season. A crowd of home supporters invaded the pitch at Trabzonspor's stadium after the final whistle of an encounter that Fenerbahce won 3-2. Images show a Trabzonspor fan enter the pitch and begin running towards the celebrating Fenerbahce players, some of whom reacted by running towards him to try and strike him. Other fans then invaded the pitch as stewards tried to restore order. Videos showed Belgian international Michy Batshuayi kicking a fan who had entered the pitch and Nigerian international Bright Osayi-Samuel punching another supporter.

In other images on social media, a fan can be seen to threaten a visiting player with a corner flag and Fenerbahce's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic receives a punch to the face.

Following the violent scenes, Turkey's interior minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the opening of an investigation into the incident.

Batshuayi'nin attığı tekme daha etkili olsa ya da adamı tutup yere yatırsa o adam gidip de Livakovic'e yumruk atamayacaktı mesela. Hâlâ Batshuayi ceza alsın diyenler var futbolcularımız az bile yaptı sizin gibi itlere pic.twitter.com/vOzhKByanq

"After the Trabzonspor-Fenerbahce football match played this evening, an investigation has been initiated immediately to identify the spectators who entered the pitch and to investigate the incidents that took place at the end of the match," he wrote on X.

"Incidents of violence on football pitches are never acceptable."

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) called the events "unacceptable" and said in a statement that "the necessary criminal sanctions will be