It is unacceptable that UEFA opened a disciplinary investigation against our football player Merih Demiral after the match between our national team and the Austrian national team on July 2 within the framework of the European football championship.

Axar.az reports that this was stated in the statement of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

"The report published by the Federal Constitutional Protection Agency of Germany in September 2023 emphasized that anyone displaying the "gray wolf" sign is not considered an extreme nationalist, and while the "gray wolf" sign is not a prohibited symbol in Germany, the reactions shown by the German authorities to Demiral are directly xenophobic. is evaluated," the statement said.

Turkiye's MFA has declared that it condemns the political reactions to the use of a historical and cultural symbol during sports competitions in a way that does not target anyone.