Istanbul Derby — Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe

The Istanbul Derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe commands the highest television audience of any derby in Europe, drawing over 25 million viewers in Turkey alone, a country of 85 million. The rivalry runs deeper than football: Galatasaray founded by students at the elite Galatasaray Lycée in 1905, Fenerbahçe by Ottoman nationalists in 1907, creating a cultural chasm that is 50% wider than the class divide in #7 Merseyside Derby. The 2014 match at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium required 3,000 police officers and 15 mounted units to prevent riots, reflecting a history of crowd incidents that have resulted in over 100 injuries across the last decade, making it the most policed derby in Europe.