News Summary

• Drogheda and Trabzonspor will meet in a friendly on the Black Sea coast in north east Turkey on Thursday.
• The two clubs have had a two-decade-long connection between the clubs.
• The wider relationship between Ireland and Turkey goes back even further, forged during the 1800s.
• The Ottoman Empire provided humanitarian aid to Ireland during the Great Famine, with the Ottoman Sultan donating £1,000.
• The countries also celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations this year.