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Erdogan and Austria’s Far Right: Enemies Who Help Each Other

Erdogan and Austria’s Far Right: Enemies Who Help Each Other

For Erdoğan, Turkish citizens in Austria as well as Germany constitute a “pool of voters for the AKP,” which he may need to draw upon in the 2023 presidential election given his declining popularity at home. But Erdogan is only able to draw on them because he is playing the kind of music Turks in Austria want to hear.

Germany’s ‘Gray Wolves’ and Turkish Radicalization

Turkish 'Gray Wolves' Haunt Europe

Calls within the EU to designate the Ülkü Ocaklari, also known by the moniker “Gray Wolves,” as a terrorist group are portrayed as a crackdown on Turkish far-right extremism. But it raises questions on broader issues about assimilation and inclusion of Turkish immigrants in Europe.