Diplomatic episode between Germany and Turkey after the gesture of the Turkish footballer who formed the symbol of the Gray Wolves.

“In the match we reached the semi-final, Merih Demiral celebrated with the Gray Wolves badge. There was joy for the goal but also for the Turkishness. I am proud to be Turkish and I felt it in my soul when I scored the goal and I am happy that I made this move. However, this move of his caused reactions in Germany and also in Austria, which is banned as a symbol.

UEFA has launched an investigation into the matter and in its statement said that ethics and disciplinary investigators have been appointed. THE Minister of the Interior of Germany through social networks he denounced this celebration and declared that ‘in our stadiums there is no place for the symbols of the gray wolves’. The issue took on political dimensions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacting to UEFA and characterizing the investigation as unacceptable. ‘We condemn politically motivated reactions to the use of a historical and cultural symbol in a way that does not target anyone during the celebration of a sporting event.’

The president of the Nationalist Action Party, Devlet Bakhceli, said that UEFA also joined the caravan of those who feel enmity for Turkey.

Merich Demiral: “First I want to say how happy I am to be Turkish. Today the fans made us live great moments. I am happy and proud to be Turkish and I felt that once again here. Thank you to all our fans.”

Erdogan-Putin meeting with nuclear power plants as the first target.

“We are building Akouyou and discussing a second nuclear power station,” Erdogan said, as reported by Manolis Kostidis from Istanbul

Erdogan: “My dear friend and I have not met for a long time. We had contact through telephone diplomacy. But our partners are constantly in touch with each other. Like foreign ministers, finance ministers and energy ministers. There are serious steps we are taking on nuclear power plants. The first goal is to operate the Akkuyu nuclear power plant which is under construction. To complete this project. We also have discussions about him Sinop nuclear power plant. We believe that we can take serious steps in this matter. For this matter, our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources continues his discussions with his counterpart. Meanwhile, the relations especially between BOTAŞ and GAZPROM continue in a cordial atmosphere.”