The case of the Turkish player Merih Demiral -who celebrated one of his goals against Austria in European Cup giving greetings of an ultranationalist group – caused irritations among those Ankara and Berlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs German this Thursday summoned the ambassador of Turkeyafter what Ankara I would have done the same with the German ambassador.
Demiral salute the “Ülkükü” movement, also known as “The Gray Wolves”. The movement, founded in the 60s of the last century, is qualified to Germany as far right and observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, although it was not banned.
Considered to Germanywhere there is a large Turkish colony, the movement has 18,500 members.
In Turkey The movement is linked to the ultranationalist MHP party, an ally of the president’s Islamist and conservative AKP. Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After the act of DemiralGerman Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for UEFA analyze the possible penalties to the player, who qualified by Ankara as an act of xenophobia, for which he summoned the German ambassador to the Foreign Ministry. A day later, the German Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador.
“As hosts of Euro 2024 we want the sport to unite. The Turkish ambassador was summoned today,” the Ministry said on its X account.
Among the critics of the act Demiral featuring the Minister of Agriculture, Cem Özdemirson of Turkish immigrants.
“True, there is nothing hidden in that act. Its message is extreme rightism, terrorism and fascism. Arguing about it is exhausting. The UEFA need to act,” he said Ozdemir to your X account.
before Demiral He said his gesture was just a sign of pride in being Turkish and there was nothing hidden behind it.
The Kurdish activist Düzen Tekkalfor his part, claimed to have received death threats from “The Gray Wolves” for years and said that the act of Demiral This is an insult to the victims of that movement.
Turkey playing on saturday Berlin their quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. In Berlin there is a large Turkish community. According to press reports that the Turkish embassy would not confirm, Erdogan plan to travel to Berlin for the game as a show of support for the team amid the lawsuit debate Demiral.
Source: La Verdad
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