Before the Turkey-Netherlands match at the Berlin Olympic Stadium for the EURO 2024 quarter-finals, Turks marched through the streets with Turkish flags. Fans who wanted to support Merih Demiral, who was penalized by UEFA for making the Grey Wolf sign, occasionally made the Grey Wolf salute in the stands. The German police detained some Turkish fans for making political signs and lighting flares.
“54 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED, TWO POLICE OFFICERS WERE INJURED”
According to Deutsche Welle Turkish, German police announced that they detained 54 people in connection with the match. According to the news, two police officers were also injured in the incidents.
It was reported that the march attended by “8 thousand Turkish” supporters was frequently stopped due to the grey wolf sign, and that the Dutch march ended “without incident”.
It was reported that a fight broke out between Turkish and Dutch fans after the match and that arrests were made.
According to information provided by German police, the suspects are charged with simple and dangerous assault, trespassing, insult, theft and violations of narcotics laws. Police also reported that 54 measures were taken to restrict freedom in connection with the match.
“POLITICAL MESSAGE PLATFORM”
Berlin Police Spokesperson Valeska Jakubowski told AA yesterday that the march by Turkish fans before the Netherlands-Turkey match in Berlin was ended by the police in advance on the grounds that it was being used as a “political message platform.”
Jakubowski noted that if the fan march were to be used as a political platform, it would theoretically be a demonstration rather than a fan march, and that this would require other conditions and measures.
It was learned that Germany launched an investigation into 64 people after the match.
