"The 'Grey Wolf' investigation sparked controversy! President Erdogan makes a move from Berlin."

After scoring goals in the Austria match in the round of 16 of EURO 2024, our national football player Merih Demiral, who made the wolf sign, was investigated by UEFA. While the TFF was preparing a comprehensive defense file, Demiral stated after the match that his gesture did not contain a message.

NOTICEABLE DEVELOPMENT

After the investigation was launched, reactions came one after another from Turkey, and messages of support were sent to Merih Demiral. After the events, another flash development occurred today.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SUMMIT AT THE LAST MINUTE

It was learned that President Erdogan decided to withdraw from attending the unofficial summit of the Turkic Council in Shusha on July 6th and chose to watch the Turkey-Netherlands match in Berlin at the last minute.

WATCHING THE MATCH IN THE STADIUM

Due to the investigation, which was initiated after the complaint of the Germans, President Erdogan, who will watch the match from the stadium in Germany, will be represented by Deputy President Cevdet Yilmaz at the summit.

TFF COLLECTED EXAMPLES

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) prepared a comprehensive defense file immediately. Officials who learned that Merih could be investigated on this issue after the match added previous examples to the defense. In the midnight operation, examples such as the Serbs' "Chetnik salute" and the Albanians' "double-headed eagle" were discussed.

XHAKA WAS FINED 10,000 SWISS FRANCS

FIFA fined Shaqiri and Xhaka 10,000 Swiss francs each and Lichtsteiner 5,000 Swiss francs for making the double-headed eagle gesture during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, despite wearing the Swiss jersey. UEFA also punished Serbia and Albania for racism in EURO 2024. In the 2019-20 season, Başakşehir players celebrated their goals by giving a military salute in the match against Austrian representative Wolfsberger in the UEFA Europa League, and UEFA imposed a condemnation penalty.