Turkish fans booed and chanted Allahu Akbar ("God is greater") during the minute's silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before their national team drew 0-0 with Greece in a friendly international match on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time).

The disgraceful scenes in Istanbul were in stark contrast to elsewhere in Europe, where the mark of respect was impeccably observed, including at Wembley where France faced England.

Islamic State militants struck in the French capital on Friday, killing more than 130 people.

OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS Turkey's players observe a minute of silence for the victims of Paris and Ankara terrorist attacks in Istanbul.

English and French fans in London united for a rousing, stadium-wide rendition of "La Marseillaise" ahead of the friendly match which England won 2-0.

However, another terrorist bomb threat forced the friendly between Germany and the Netherlands to be cancelled 90 minutes before kickoff at the Hanover stadium.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras watched the game in Istanbul together, in a sign of reconciliation between the two neighbours, whose relationship has suffered from hostilities in the past.

OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS Turkish fans chanted Allahu Akbar ("God is greater") during the minute's silence for the Paris attack victims.

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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 Istanbul Basaksehir stadium, which was a 17,000 sell out.

Turkey, who have not lost this year, are preparing ahead of Euro 2016, which they qualified for in third place in their group. They enjoyed a 2-1 victory away to Qatar last week.

Greece's German coach Michael Skibbe led out a team in Turkey for the first time since he had spells at Galatasaray, Eskisehirspor and Karabukspor from 2008 to October this year.

However, the occasion was a disappointment with both teams trying out new players in a game of few chances with former European champions Greece, who failed to qualify for the Euros, having just one goal attempt against Turkey's 12.