AKIPRESS.COM - Turkish fans booed during a minute's silence before their national team faced Greece in a friendly on Tuesday night in Istanbul, but comments on social media suggest the booing was not a mark of disrespect to the 129 victims who were killed in Paris on Friday, reports Independent.

The silence was observed at matches across Europe, including Wembley Stadium where England hosted France, as a mark of respect to the people killed by Islamic State militants. The term 'Allahu Akbar' can also be heard, with suggestions from some media that supporters in the crowd were in support of ISIS.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras watched the game together, in a sign of reconciliation between the two neighbors, whose relationship has suffered from hostilities in the past. It was the first time the two teams had met for eight years and the Turkish Football Federation had announced a string of additional security measures before the match at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium stadium in Istanbul, which was a 17,000 sell out.

Turkish manager Fatih Terim suggested after the game that fans at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium should have been more respectful.

"Our fans should have behaved during the national anthems and during the one minute silence," Terim is quoted as saying after the 0-0 draw.

"Greece is our neighbour. Today is world neighbours day, but our fans didn't behave like neighbours in this match."

However, comments on social media sites have suggested that the boos were not to disrespect those who had died in the attacks - but more to do with the hypocrisy of the Western world.

International teams did not hold a minute's silence after the Ankara terror attack in October. More than 100 people died in the Turkish capital after two bombs were set off outside the Ankara Central railway station on 11 October; Turkish fans also booed during a minute's silence of their game against Iceland on 13 October.