The Eindhoven municipality has positioned cameras on the border between Kruisstraat and Woenselse Markt. This is done following the riots between people with a Turkish background and those with a Syrian background.
Tensions between Syrians – part of whom belong to the Kurdish community – and Turks ran high after Turkish football player Demiral made the grey wolves sign during a European Championship match. The gesture stands for Turkish nationalism and is offensive to Kurds and other Turkish minorities. As a reaction, Syrians allegedly burnt a Turkish flag, sources told Studio040.
Netherlands – Turkey
After the Netherlands – Turkey match things got out of hand. Furniture outside Turkish restaurant Mado was vandalised. A few days later, a fireworks bomb exploded outside Syrian restaurant Rama on Woenselse Markt. No one was injured, but there was damage to the roller shutter.
