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Germany has summoned Turkey's ambassador in response to an incident during the Euro 2024 football championship.
The controversy involves Turkish football player Merih Demiral, who made a "nationalist wolf salute" after scoring in a match against Austria. This gesture is associated with the "Grey Wolves," a nationalist youth branch of Türkiye's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Tayyip Erdoğan's AK Party. UEFA has since initiated an investigation into the incident.
Germany's foreign ministry, emphasizing the importance of sport as a unifying force during Euro 2024, announced the summoning of Turkey's ambassador. In retaliation, Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador to Ankara. Türkiye's foreign ministry criticized the German authorities' response as xenophobic and deemed UEFA's investigation unacceptable. They defended Demiral's gesture as a historical and cultural symbol, stating that it was not intended to target anyone.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser condemned Demiral's gesture, stating that "using the European Football Championship as a platform for racism is completely unacceptable." (ILKHA)
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HÜDA PAR (Free Cause Party) has issued a strong call for enhanced preventive measures, improved early warning systems, and legal accountability in response to widespread forest fires ravaging multiple provinces across Türkiye.
The Turkish Presidency has strongly condemned a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad published in the satirical magazine Leman, calling it a provocative and offensive act against Islamic values.
Türkiye is grappling with a wave of devastating wildfires sweeping through the western provinces of İzmir and Manisa, and the southern city of Hatay.
HÜDA PAR issued a scathing condemnation of Leman Magazine on Tuesday, accusing the publication of insulting Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and Prophet Moses through a provocative caricature.
