Grey Wolves (Organization)

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The Grey Wolves(also known as Ulku Ocaklari) is a Turkish Islamist, fascist[1][2] and neo-Nazi organization.[3] The Grey Wolves has been designated as a terrorist organization by France.[4] Turkish dictator Erdoğan and an Azerbaijani military general have made the hand sign of the Grey Wolves. [5][6]

International Presence

The Grey Wolves operates in numerous different countries such as Azerbaijan, Syria, Russia, Thailand, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and the U.S.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

U.S

On April 23, 2015, the U.S branch of the Grey Wolves held an event at which children wearing military camouflage colored pants and t-shirts marched and did pushups.[15] Members of the Grey Wolves participated in the 2016 Turkish Day parade in New York City.[16]

Syria

The Grey Wolves have been heavily involved in fighting alongside Al-Qaeda and the Turkish military in the Syrian Civil War.[17] A Turkish Grey Wolves member in Syria was photographed giving the groups' fascist salute while holding the cut off head of a Syrian soldier.[18]

Assassination Attempt on the Pope

Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish muslim who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in May 1981, was a known member of the Grey Wolves.[19] it is alleged that the head of the Grey Wolves Abdullah Catli, had organized the assassination "in exchange for the sum of 3 million German Marks".[20]

Anti-Armenian hate and violence

In January 2004, the Grey Wolves blocked the screening of "Ararat", a movie about the Armenian Genocide, in Turkey.[21][22] On April 24, 2011, Sevag Balıkçı, a Turkish soldier of Armenian descent was killed by Turkish Grey Wolves member Kıvanç Ağaoğlu.[23]

During the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, there were widespread attacks on Armenians in France by Grey Wolves members.[24][25]

Anti-Greek violence

The Grey Wolves routinely protest outside the Greek Orthodox Church's headquarters in Constantinople and burn effigies of the Church's patriarch. [26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taspinar, Omer (2005). "The Kurdish Question in Turkish Politics". Kurdish Nationalism and Political Islam in Turkey: Kemalist Identity in Transition. Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 92–94. doi:10.4324/9780203327036. ISBN 9780415512848.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Colleen (2011). "Grey Wolves". In Martin, Gus (ed.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. pp. 236–7.
  3. ↑ https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17983/turkish-grey-wolves
  4. ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/france-bans-turkish-ultra-nationalist-grey-wolves-group/a-55503469
  5. ↑ https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2018/03/11/erdogan-grey-wolves-video/
  6. ↑ https://zartonkmedia.com/2020/12/10/azerbaijani-general-making-the-grey-wolves-sign-at-baku-parade/
  7. ↑ Brzezinski, Zbigniew; Sullivan, Paige, eds. (1997). Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States: Documents, Data, and Analysis. Washington, D.C.: M. E. Sharpe. p. 616. ISBN 978-1-56324-637-1. It is also revealed that a new force of 200 armed members of the Grey Wolves organization has been dispatched from Turkey in preparation for a new Azeri offensive and to train units of the Azeri army.
  8. ↑ Ali, Kyamal (18 February 2014). "Серые волки" собрались на охоту. ann.az (in Russian). Azerbaijan News Network. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. В 1995 году Верховный суд ликвидировал регистрацию «Боз Гурд» в связи с названием организации, известной в мире как террористическая.
  9. ↑ Cherni︠a︡vskiĭ, Stanislav (2002). Новый путь Азербайджана [Azerbaijan's New Path]. Azer-Media: Moscow. p. 169. Партия «Боз гурд» («Серые волки») возникла в рядах НФ, организационно оформилась весной 1992 г. Партия считала себя филиалом турецкой экстремистской организации «Серые волки», которая была запрещена в Турции..."
  10. ↑ "Russian think tank labels Turkish far-right Grey Wolves as 'extremist' organisation". ahvalnews.com. Ahval. August 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Maguid, Mohamed Abdel (11 May 2017). "Grey Wolves, Turkey's armed proxy in Syria". Egypt Today. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.
  12. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11832701/Bangkok-bombing-Was-it-the-Grey-Wolves-of-Turkey.html
  13. ↑ https://newscomworld.com/2020/11/03/france-to-ban-turkish-ultranationalist-grey-wolves/
  14. ↑ https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ny/1761133
  15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqZLrm7Ilw
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh4OKVHXTnQ
  17. ↑ https://www.yenisafak.com/dunya/sultan-murat-tumen-komutanindan-firat-kalkani-aciklamasi-2785141
  18. ↑ https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/gazeteci-murat-agirele-olum-tehdidi-1859492
  19. ↑ https://www.internethaber.com/font-colorblueulkucu-reis-agcayi-anlattifont-1164595h.htm
  20. ↑ https://mondediplo.com/1998/07/05turkey
  21. ↑ "'Ararat'ın ertelenmesine Egoyan'dan tepki". Radikal (in Turkish). 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
  22. ↑ https://asbarez.com/turkish-extremists-scuttle-the-screening-of-ararat/
  23. ↑ https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/70221/
  24. ↑ https://zartonkmedia.com/2020/08/31/turkish-grey-wolves-members-attack-armenians-during-a-rally-in-france-on-july-24-criminal-cases-initiated/
  25. ↑ https://news.am/eng/news/611489.html
  26. ↑ Alexopoulos, Dimitris (28 October 2005). "By the Grey Wolves Tension at the Patriarchate". Hellenic Radio.
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