The tailoring shop Yörük I in Kleinmachnow, operated by father-son duo Osman and Mehmet Uyar, became the center of controversy after a post declaring a ban on Jewish and Israeli customers was shared on their social media.
The contentious post read: "From today on, no Jew is allowed into my business because we want peace, not war, so every Jew or Israeli is banned from my shop." The message quickly circulated, leading to public condemnation and a police investigation.
Brandenburg police's state protection department is now investigating the incident. The police stated that the post was deleted shortly after it was published, Bild reported.
Brandenburg Antisemitism Commissioner Andreas Büttner took to social media platform X to address the situation. Büttner shared the post and wrote: "Yesterday ,this message went viral." He later stated, "He called me afterwards to inform me that his account had been hacked and he has 60% Jewish customers in Kleinmachnow and Calau.....hmmmm," expressing skepticism about the explanation provided by the shop owner.
Tailor says Facebook page was hacked
In response to the allegations, the operator of the tailoring business, Mehmet, insisted he had nothing to do with the post. "No, no, they haven't. Someone hacked my page. I tried to delete it everywhere, I noticed it too late," he said, according to Die Zeit.
However, conflicting statements emerged from his father, Osman. The owner of the tailoring shop denied having published the post himself but suggested his son was responsible. "My son wrote that. I called him immediately after the police were there; I only found out about it today," he said, according to Bild.
Both father and son emphasized their commitment to serving all customers regardless of background, German media reported.
Furthermore, images surfaced on social media showing Mehmet posing with the Wolf's Salute, the symbol of the Turkish right-wing extremist group Grey Wolves.
This article was written by a news-analysis system.