Erdogan cancels participation in the summit, heads to Germany to watch the Netherlands-Turkey match

2024-07-04 16:37:26Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Erdogan cancels participation in the summit, heads to Germany to watch the
Turkish President Erdogan

On Saturday, July 6, Turkey will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also watch the match from the stands.

In fact, in order to be present at the important match, the president of Turkey has canceled his participation in the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which will take place in Azerbaijan.

The match and Erdogan's presence comes amid tensions caused by the symbol made by Turkish striker Demiral. In the victory over Austria, he celebrated by making the gray wolf symbol with his hands, a symbol that some interpret as an extremist sign.

 "Symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums. It is unacceptable to use European. The football championship as a platform to express racism We expect UEFA to investigate the incident and consider the possibility of sanctions", said Nancy Feiser, the German interior minister.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, among other things: "It is unacceptable that UEFA has launched a disciplinary investigation against Turkish footballer Merih Demiral after the match of the round of 16 of EURO 2024 between the national football teams of Turkey and Austria ".


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