A
scandalous photograph has been circulating of an Austrian member of a
nationalist Turkish Muslim group standing on a monument in the Mauthausen
concentration camp and making a salute associated with Turkish Islamists.
The
salute is used by members of the Nationalist Movement Party of Turkey (MHP). In
it the little finger stands for Turkey and the index finger for Islam. Together
they symbolize Turkish Islamists one day taking over the world.
The
man standing on top of the granite plaque at the former Nazi concentration camp
was Abdurrahman Alpaslan, according to Austria’s Kurier. He is a member of
Avrasya – a Linz-based division of what many say is the extreme right-wing
Turkey-based organization, Grey Wolves. Local anti-fascist organizations say
Avrasya openly supports Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Others maintain
it’s simply an organization of immigrants who look out for each other.
In
Turkey, Grey Wolves are also known for frequent propaganda and inciting
violence against Jews, Armenians and Kurds.
Alpaslan’s
stunt shows the man standing on the plaque and below the picture a message:
“Abdurrahman A., My brother, in Hitler’s concentration camp. Forget America and
Russia and China. Everything for Turkey.”
