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Left-wing MP Kocutürk provokes with middle finger after Merz criticizes migration influx on social media.
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Friedrich Merz sparked controversy by describing the current immigration situation as "hysterical constant complaining," prompting a sharp reaction from his leftwing colleague Cansın Koçtûrk who responded to him directly via Instagram post using her hand gesture known in Germany for expressing contempt or disgust, effectively signaling disapproval of what she termed an inflammatory speech.
Key Points
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1Friedrich Merz criticized migration as a source of violence in Germany.
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2Left-wing MP Cansın Kocutürk responded to these remarks by showing him the middle finger on Instagram.
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3The incident was described across multiple German media outlets using terms like 'political provocation' and 'hysterical complaining'.
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4Kocutürk's reaction drew significant attention from both mainstream press sources such as Der Spiegel and Tagesspiegel.
Developments
[Mar 27, 08:51]
Der Freitag reports on the incident where Kocutürk provoked Merz with a middle finger gesture regarding migration violence claims (Fr.de).
[Mar 26, 18:33]
Tagesspiegel describes her action as showing him 'hysterical complaining' about migrants on Instagram.
Political provocation: Left-wing MP Kocutürk counters Mélenchon's migration criticism with the middle fingertranslated
Stern.de
19h ago
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Stuttgarter-zeitung.de
20h ago