by The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Friday was postponed over what the clubs described as "some problems" in the event's organisation.
At the heart of those issues, according to media reports, was the wish of the two Istanbul teams to wear t-shirts featuring the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during the warm-up ahead of the evening kick-off.
Turkish media said Saudi officials had rejected this demand, though it was not clear why, and that the clubs refused to play in the Super Cup final at the King Saud University venue, which is also known as Al-Awwal Park stadium, as a result.
The match coincides with the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the secular Turkish Republic. There was no immediate comment from Saudi officials.
Turkish Super Cup final in Saudi cancelled before kickoff
Additional information; to this day Saudi statesmen never visited Ankara since they have to visit Anıtkabir (Atatürk's moseluem), they're only coming to İstanbul as an answer to this arhitecture of Turkey's embassy built it exactly a miniature of Anıtkabir.
