On the face of it, a head of state travelling to watch their country play a big game at an international tournament isn’t that unusual. But when that head of state is Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ...

Officials have banned the “silent fox” hand gesture from use in schools due to its association with the Turkish nationalist movement. The silent fox gesture – made by lifting the index and little ...

UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, opened an investigation of “alleged inappropriate behaviour” by Merih Demiral on Wednesday, a day after the Turkish defender celebrated a goal at the ...

Regional footballers in some parts of Germany were warned on Tuesday to expect "heavy penalties" if they imitate the military salutes of the Turkish national team during goal celebrations. The ...

A German city has banned a hand gesture used by teachers in classrooms because it supposedly resembles a far-right Turkish salute. The “silent fox” gesture, used by educators and teachers in ...

Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin Thursday in a tit for tat over a controversial gesture made by a Turkish soccer player celebrating a goal at the European Championship, according to the ...

Demiral made nationalist gesture after goals against Austria Germany condemns using Euro 2024 as 'platform for racism' Symbol linked to Turkey's far-right 'Grey Wolves' group BERLIN/ISTANBUL, July 3 ...

Europe’s top football body on Friday suspended Merih Demiral for two games in the Euro 2024 tournament for making an allegedly far-right gesture in a match against Austria. Merih Demiral of Turkey ...

A Turkish fan march has been stopped by German police with supporters being told to immediately make their own way to today’s game. Berlin police have said on X (formerly known as Twitter) that fans ...

The Turkish authorities have detained two women who they believe made derogatory hand gestures at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erodgan in an anti-government protest Sunday. Police described the charges ...