The Grey Wolves, officially known as Ülkü Ocakları, announced they started a “Grey Wolves Read Books” campaign on January, 21. The provincial chairman of Grey Wolves İstanbul, Ahmet Yiğit announced the campaign on his Twitter account. He shared the photos of the members reading a book.
The campaign drew the attention of social media. Many Twitter users gave humorous reactions to the campaign.
The Grey Wolves, officially known as Ülkü Ocakları (“Idealist Clubs” or “Idealist Hearths”), is a Turkish Nationalist organization. It is variously described as ultra-nationalist. Formally a youth organization with close links to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), it has been described as MHP’s “militant youth arm.”
