Osmanen Germania BC was a Turkish nationalist biker gang operating in Germany with links to the Grey Wolves. In July 2018, the organisation was banned by the German Ministry of the Interior. They had 300 members across 26 chapters at the time of their dissolution.
They were reportedly part of an illegal network for arms sales in South West Germany which also involved the Grey Wolves. According to the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of the Interior, the group has connections to the Turkish ruling party AKP and the gang's leadership has met with President Erdogan. One of his close aides, Ilnur Cevik, wore one of the club's T-shirts, saying his gesture was a show of support for the group's "youth work". Metin Kulunk, an AKP MP, directly and indirectly provided money to the gang too. German media has also reported that the Osmanen Germania BC has links to the Turkish intelligence service, which is said to have a network of up to 6,000 informants in Germany.
Osmanen Germania’s Vice President, Selcuk Sahin, established the group to target Germany’s Kurdish community and critics of the AKP’s rule. He is also reported to have organised protests against last year's Armenian genocide resolution passed by the German parliament. In Stuttgart, eight alleged Osmanen members went on trial in March 2018, accused of attempted murder, blackmail, drug trafficking and sexual slavery. The group has also encouraged Turks in Germany to arm themselves and "hit Kurds over the head with sticks.”
