Amedspor's players pose for a team photograph ahead of 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)