German minister condemns Turkish player's gesture as display of 'racism'


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Round of 16 - Austria v Turkey - Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig, Germany - July 2, 2024 Turkey's Merih Demiral celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Wednesday condemned a hand gesture made by Turkish football player Merih Demiral at Tuesday's European Championship game between Turkey and Austria.

"The symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums," Faeser said in a post on X.

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