Turkish police on Friday detained dozens of football fans after the pitch invasion that caused the abandonment of the weekend's Istanbul football derby between bitter rivals Galatasaray and Besiktas.

"This is an operation targeting fan groups of three football clubs Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray," Interior Minister Muammer Guler said in televised remarks.

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