2024-10-04 16:37:56
Demiral (26) showed the so-called wolf salute after a goal. UEFA then suspended the player for two matches.
The wolf salute usually expresses affiliation or sympathy with the Turkish right-wing extremist movement Ülkücü and its ideology. In Türkiye, for example, it is used by the ultranationalist MHP party, a partner in the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The promoter of the statue is Mayor Özcan himself, considered a nationalist and who gained national fame with his statements against refugees.
He argued in favor of the statue saying it was “a big lie” that the wolf salute was a symbol of the MHP and the Gray Wolves. Rather, it is a symbol of “Turkishness”. Demiral had agreed to the action in advance, the mayor explained.
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