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A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.
![A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKXni8AWwAANvWW.jpg "A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.")
![A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKXni8BWkAEXrwV.jpg "A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.")
![A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKXni8EXUAAKLlo.jpg "A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized glorious past by the Grey Wolves [Bozkurtlar], a Turkish Turanist nationalist organisation.")
HT @Totololito for making me aware of this link, and for the 2 Grey Wolves images above.
And here's an excellent thread by @MENAsymbolism on the 'Bozkurtlar' movement and their symbolism. https://twitter.com/MENAsymbolism/status/1068507886584778752
And here's an excellent thread by @MENAsymbolism on the 'Bozkurtlar' movement and their symbolism. https://twitter.com/MENAsymbolism/status/1068507886584778752
