A second scandal was soon thereafter emerged on April 13 with the release of a photograph dating from July 2015. It shows the housing minister, Mehmet Kaplan, attending a dinner alongside Barbaros Leylani and Ilhan Senturk, a leader of the Grey Wolves.
Questioned by the press, Mehmet Kaplan said he represented the Green Party during a party the Turkish community but said ignore the presence of Ilhan Senturk and its role in the Grey Wolves.
However, the Aftonbladet newspaper has established that Mehmet Kaplan and Ilhan Senturk knew long ago.
In May 2010, Mehmet Kaplan had participated in the operation of the Turkish NGO IHH (Foundation for Humanitarian Aid) “Freedom of the Flotilla,” in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Alice Bah Kuhnke, Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy, for his part said about the dinner: “” I think it is extremely inappropriate as a minister, we are in contexts where extremists also exist. This brings us to review our procedures for dinners and invitations that we regularly receive as minister. “
Jonas Sjöstedt chairman of the Left Party said he was upset by the participation of Mehmet Kaplan dinner and demanded the resignation of the Minister of Housing.
“I think this is extremely bad and extremely serious. Grey wolves are a violent fascist organization that killed Armenians, Kurds, and who attacked and murdered leftists in Turkey, so I think this is very serious, “Has he said.