Galatasaray's Super Lig -Botation with Adana DemirSpor was abandoned after players refused to play on the visiting side.
The game in Turkey's top flight was initially suspended after 34 minutes with Table Toppers Galatasaray who led 1-0.
Alvaro Morata posted the hosts ahead with a controversial penalty in Rams Park after just 12 minutes.
Dries Mertens touches the deck after minimal contact from the Adana defender.
Morata – on loan from AC Milan – stepped up to score his second goal in three games for Galatasaray.
Adana manager Mustafa Alper Avci was seen that he later called his players to the touchline when midfielder Yusuf Barasi was treated for an injury.
Players from the bottom of the super lying walked abruptly and walked to the changing rooms.
Confused Galatasaray players eventually followed together with the competition officers.
About 20 minutes after the first suspension, it was confirmed by the stadium announcer that the game had been abandoned.
Per Turkiyetoday the announcement said: “The match was abandoned by the referee because of Adana Demirspor who withdraws from the game.”
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The former president of Adana Demirspor, Metin Korkmaz, confirmed that the protest was earlier in the match against the criminal decision.
He said to the outlet: “This is a protest against the referee committee, not Galatasaray.”
Korkmaz added that club president Murat Sancak would later offer more clarification about the incident.
Adana is currently at the bottom of the Super Lig, with only 5 points of 21 games and a gloomy goal difference of -30.
The top layer of Turkey is dominated by discussions in recent months.
Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho is one of those who have publicly summoned the standard of referee.
The special has branded the Turkish top flight “toxic” after his side last month with 2-1 Hatayspor with 2-1.
And he even threatened to let his team boycott the Turkish cup in protest.
In an extraordinary anger in November, Mourinho said: “Referees are afraid of making us decisions.
“For me, the biggest scandal is a fine in our favor.
“As I said before, I don't think many people watch the Turkish league. I think that only in London my son watches the Turkish league, no one else.
“I'm going to post on my Instagram. I don't have much, but I think more than five million more of that penalty will look.
“So they will know what the Turkish competition is. (On a scale of 1-10 what number would I give myself?) Zero.”
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