Amedspor's team bus passes through a security corridor as they arrive for the Trendyol League football match between Amedspor and Esenler Erokspor at the Esenler Erokspor Stadium, in the Esenler district of Istanbul, on April 9, 2026. Amedspor, a club from Diyarbakir, the "capital" of Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, can secure promotion to the first division on May 2, 2026, an unprecedented prospect that has sparked a wave of enthusiasm among the country's millions of Kurds. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images)