The injured journalist was 38-year-old Didem Tuncay, who until recently had worked for NTV television.
Stoke finally hit the target late on through Tuncay - but the flag went up for offside.
Boro's only significant effort of the second half saw Tuncay glance a header over from Hoyte's left-wing cross.
Tuncay had to be calmed down by his team-mates and stormed straight down the tunnel after being called off.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis said he had helped Tuncay achieve his "dream" move.
The two clubs have also agreed a fee for Turkey forward Tuncay, 27.
The winger manoeuvred the ball onto his left foot and delivered a cross for an unmarked Tuncay to head in.
Middlesbrough's Tuncay Sanli also had a half chance to spoil Portugal's party towards the end but completely missed his kick.
Julio Arca headed straight at Brad Friedel before Gary O'Neill's fierce drive deflected off Tuncay and narrowly over the bar.
Tuncay put Boro ahead with an overhead kick but the hosts could not increase their advantage and it proved costly.
The tall defender headed the ball into Tuncay's path but the Turkish striker failed to make a clean contact four yards out.
After the Stoke praised the contributions his now ex-striker had made at the Britannia Stadium, Tuncay was quick to repay the compliment.
The determined Tuncay tested Taylor with a swerving shot from 25 yards that the keeper was happy to tip over the bar.
For half an hour they frustrated Gareth Southgate's side and up until Tuncay's strike, most of the action involved the respective physios.
But Stoke drew level through Tuncay's header from Matthew Etherington's cross before Mamady Sidibe and James Beattie missed chances to win the game.
It was thought that Premier League vultures would swoop for the club's assets such as David Wheater, Tuncay and the injured Stewart Downing.
Pulis revealed that he had been approached by Tuncay over the weekend requesting that the club "would help him to achieve his dream".
Boro needed something special in the second half but could not find it as Tuncay volleyed over after gaining space in the area.
Middlesbrough threatened from the flanks, with Stewart Downing and Tuncay both sending in dangerous crosses that just failed to result in openings for Alves.
Alves saw his cross-shot saved by Duke but the Hull keeper could only put it into the path of Tuncay, who gratefully found the net.
Tuncay has scored 15 goals in 58 appearances for Turkey, and finished as Boro's top scorer in the 2008-09 season, netting eight times in 33 starts.
Boro continued to threaten on the break, with Aliadiere and Tuncay offering plenty of pace and promise, but lacked a final ball of quality and precision.
The club have already lost Stewart Downing, who joined Aston Villa last week, and strikers Mido and Tuncay are also thought to be heading for the exit.
Tuncay Sanli set the home side on their way when he slotted in after Hull keeper Matt Duke palmed a shot from Afonso Alves into his path.
Stewart Downing broke well and combined with Sanli Tuncay before feeding O'Neil, who took a touch and tucked the ball in at the near post with aplomb.
"This park was just the ignition of all that, " said Yakup Efe Tuncay, a 28-year old demonstrator who carried a Turkish flag while walking through the park Saturday.
Tuncay, 27, is available for Saturday's trip to Swansea but Southgate fears it could be one of the final appearances for the Turkey forward in a Boro shirt.
And it was not long before the curse of Southgate struck the Gunners again when former player Aliadiere guided Tuncay's half-volleyed cross from the left high into the Arsenal net.
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