The Grey Wolves are a Turkish far-right ultranationalist and neo-fascist political movement, officially the youth wing of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Founded by Colonel Alparslan Türkeş in the late 1960s, they were heavily involved in political violence in Turkey in the 1970s, including the Maraş massacre. They have been designated as a terrorist organization by Kazakhstan and banned in Azerbaijan and France. The group is active in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Western Europe, and post-Soviet states, and is suspected of ties to the Turkish deep state and organized crime.
CRIMENET has extracted 23 linkages for this organization, including 13 cooperative ties across 10 organizations, 9 conflicts across 5 organizations, 1 other connections and footprints in 9 countries.
has affiliated branches in Western European nations with a significant Turkish diaspora such as Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands .
has affiliated branches in Western European nations with a significant Turkish diaspora such as Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands . They are the largest right-wing extremist organization in Germany.
has affiliated branches in Western European nations with a significant Turkish diaspora such as Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands .
The organization is also active in Northern Cyprus
There is allegedly a Grey Wolf group recruiting in Drammen, Norway.
Members of the Grey Wolves fought on the Chechen separatist side during the First Chechen War (1994–1996) and the Second Chechen War (1999–2000).
On 13 September 2015, an explosion occurred at a Kurdish civil center in Stockholm, Sweden, following clashes between Turks, Kurds, and anti-fascists at a rally organized by the Swedish Grey Wolves.
Active regions: Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Western Europe, Syria, Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The 2015 Bangkok bombing is suspected to have been carried out by the Grey Wolves due to Thailand's deportation of Uyghur terrorist suspects...