ISTANBUL
The Turkish national anthem was interrupted by music during a ceremony after a match between the Turkish and Bulgarian national ice hockey teams in Croatia on Sunday.
Croatia: Turkish national anthem cut off in ceremony
The Turkey Ice Hockey Federation said the scandal took place after Turkey defeated Bulgaria 4-1 in the pre-qualifying series for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Sisak.
Turkish players finished the national anthem by singing themselves.
‘I condemn this rudeness’
Halit Albayrak, chairman of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, underlined that this was not the first time such a technical failure
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