ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has taken additional measures to ensure the safety of the AS Monaco team visiting Istanbul this week for a Champions League qualifying game against Fenerbahce after a failed coup attempt in the country, the sports minister said on Monday.
"Monaco demanded some extra security measures. We took these measures. We will make sure that their safety has the utmost guarantee," Sports Minister Akif Cagatay Kilic told Reuters.
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