Our National Team faced Austria in the round of 16 of EURO 2024. The national team secured their place in the quarter-finals by defeating their opponent 2-1. The post-match grey wolf gesture made by Merih Demiral, who scored the winning goals for the Crescent-Stars, caused a sensation. "WE ARE LIBERAL ABOUT THIS GESTURE"A noteworthy evaluation regarding the issue, in which politicians also intervened, came from the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Özgür Özel. Özel stated in his evaluation, "We do not find it right for UEFA to initiate an investigation because of the gesture used by a young football player during his goal celebration. We are liberal about this gesture. However, a few years ago, when one of our athletes made a victory sign, they were lynched by those who defend the freedom of this gesture today. We invite them to question their own consistency."
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