Wolf salute

The wolf salute, the grey wolf salute, or the grey wolf gesture, also known as wolf sign, the grey wolf sign, or the grey wolf symbol (Turkish: Bozkurt işareti), is a Turkish nationalist hand gesture. The gesture originated in the early 20th century, and was introduced by Alparslan Türkeş, leader of the Grey Wolves and the Nationalist Movement Party, who stated that the gesture represented Turkishness and Islam. Later, the gesture spread to other Turkish nationalists, including secularists. Due to its far-right origins, it is seen as a controversial gesture and is banned in several countries. Identical gestures, such as shadow-puppets representing dogs, and the silent fox signal, a hand signal used in parts of Europe and North America, and is mostly done in schools by teachers to calm down a loud classroom.