Wolfs greeting jubilant: Özil shares controversial picture before EM quarter-finals

Wolfs greeting jubilant: Özil shares controversial picture before EM quarter-finals

Erdogan as a guest in Berlin: Excitement before the game

a few hours before the excited EM quarter-finals between Turkey and the Netherlands caused a stir. On Instagram he shared a picture of the controversial wolf greetings from Merih Demiral, in which he could be seen with a gesture of the "gray wolves".

This gesture led to a controversy that fueled the mood before the game. The association president Mehmet Büyükeksi was disappointed with the decision of the UEFA to block Demiral for two games. The influential fan group Ultraslan from Galatasaray announced that it will give an answer to this decision in Berlin.

The "gray wolves" are supporters of the right-wing extremist "ülkücü movement", which is observed in Germany by the protection of the constitution. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will also visit the game against the Netherlands, is supported in Turkey.

- Nag