Amedspor, officially Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü, is a Turkish football club based in Diyarbakır. The club’s visual identity centers on a double-headed eagle, a motif drawn directly from the ancient walls of Diyarbakır, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The current crest, adopted after a series of name and color changes in the mid-2010s, uses a green field with the eagle and city walls rendered in contrasting colors.
Design and History
The club’s path to its current identity began on 28 October 2014, when an extraordinary general assembly of Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor voted unanimously to change the club’s name to Amedspor, referencing the historical name of Diyarbakır province [1]. At the same congress, the club adopted a new logo inspired by the double-headed eagle figures found on the city’s ancient walls, with the new emblem showing the eagle on a green background and the Diyarbakır walls silhouette worked in red [1]. The club also changed its colors from green-red to green-yellow-red at this time [2].
These changes were initially made without official approval from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), which fined the club for using an unregistered name and emblem [3]. The TFF’s objection was partly due to the existence of another club already registered under the Amedspor name [3]. In response, the club held another congress on 7 July 2015, changing its official name to Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü (Amed SK) [2]. The yellow in the logo was removed and replaced with white, and the club colors were adjusted from green-yellow-red to green-red-white [2]. The TFF accepted this new name and registration in August 2015 [3].
Before the 2014 rebrand, the club’s previous logo featured two white doves on a blue background surrounded by Diyarbakır walls [4]. The club itself traces its origins to 1976, when it was founded as Melikahmetspor, later becoming Diyarbakır Belediyespor in 1990 and Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediye Diskispor in 1996 before settling on Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2010 [5].
Meaning and Symbolism
The double-headed eagle in the Amedspor crest is a direct reference to the carvings found on the walls of Diyarbakır’s inner castle (İçkale) [6]. The motif carries historical weight as a symbol of power, protection and sovereignty, and the two heads facing east and west are said to represent Diyarbakır’s strategic position and historical role [6]. The eagle’s heads, one looking east and one west, express dominance over both directions [7]. The double-headed eagle is also used by other institutions in Turkey, including the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality and the Turkish National Police [7].
Typography and Design
The current Amedspor crest is not a traditional shield but rather a circular emblem featuring the double-headed eagle as its central figure. The club’s official colors are green, red and white [3]. The green background and red city-wall details were established in the 2014 redesign, with white replacing yellow in 2015 to align with the TFF-approved color scheme [2]. The club’s official website describes the team as “Yeşil-Kırmızı Yıldızlar” (Green-Red Stars) [8].
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