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Erdoğan salutes crowd with nationalist grey wolf signTMTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday used a nationalist hand sign during a speech at a party meeting in Mersin province, Hürriyet reported.Repeating his “One nation, one flag, one homeland, one state†slogan, Erdoğan made the nationalist “grey wolf†sign instead of his usual “rabia†sign, inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Erdoğan later gave the rabia sign.Although he once said he was against all kinds of nationalism, Erdoğan has recently created an election alliance with the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for critical elections in 2019.Read more at: https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/03/10/erdogan-salutes-crowd-with-nationalist-grey-wolf-sign/
The Grey Wolves (Turkish: Bozkurtlar),[15] officially known as Ülkü Ocakları[16] (Turkish: [ylcy od͡ʒɑkɫɑɾɯ]; "Idealist Clubs/Hearths"), is a Turkish ultranationalist organization. It is variously described as ultranationalist or neo-fascist.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Wolves_(organization)
I've come across the Grey Wolves before, I don't remember much but I'm sure, this is not a positive. Pretty much this in a nutshell: Think of the "Ultras", first popular in Italy.
Wait. Erdy's an Aggie???
@XenaLee Boy did you step in it. Even I knew Hook 'Em is UT.