Baden-Württemberg bans biker club Gremium MC Bosporus and two chapters

The state of Baden-Württemberg has banned and dissolved the biker club Gremium MC Chapter Nomads Bosporus Türkiye as well as its sub-organizations Gremium MC Chapter Böblingen and Gremium MC Chapter Leonberg. The prohibition order is dated September 24, 2026, and is served on November 12, 2026; it was announced on the same day in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) under the official reference BAnz AT 12.11.2026 B1. It was ordered by the Ministry of the Interior, for Digitalization and Europe of Baden-Württemberg.

The legal basis for the order is Article 9 Paragraph 2 of the Basic Law in conjunction with § 3 of the Law on Associations (Vereinsgesetz) of August 5, 1964 (BGBl. I p. 593), last amended by Article 149 Number 1 of the Ordinance of June 19, 2020 (BGBl. I p. 1328). The publication is carried out in accordance with § 3 Paragraph 4 of the Law on Associations; the announcement was signed in Stuttgart on October 29, 2026, on behalf of the ministry by Steinecke under the file reference IM6-1113-72/. The document comprises three pages and contains an order with nine numbered sections.

Purposes contrary to criminal laws

Section 1 of the order states that the purposes and activities of the association and its two sub-organizations are contrary to criminal laws. Section 2 bans the association and the sub-organizations and dissolves them. Section 3 prohibits the formation of substitute organizations or the continuation of existing organizations as substitute organizations.

According to Section 4, for the duration of the enforceability of the ban, it is prohibited to use symbols and components of these symbols publicly, in a meeting, or in writings, audio and visual media, data storage, illustrations, or other representations intended for distribution; the ban explicitly applies to distribution on the internet.

Colours with Celtic cross between M and C

The announcement lists the affected symbols individually:

• Colour of Gremium MC Chapter Nomads Bosporus Türkiye: in the upper area, a fist piercing a cloud and stretching upwards toward the sun; in the middle section, the word “Gremium” in black lettering on a curved white banner; in the lower area “MC”, and below that “TÜRKIYE” on a white background.
• Colour of the same association with the inscription “Gremium MC NOMADS”.
• Colour of Gremium MC Chapter Böblingen with the inscription “Gremium MC BÖBLINGEN”, with a Celtic cross between the letters “M” and “C”.
• Colour of Gremium MC Chapter Leonberg with the inscription “Gremium MC LEONBERG”, also with a Celtic cross between “M” and “C”.

Four internet presences to be shut down

Section 5 bans four internet presences, including their provision, hosting, and any further use, and orders their shutdown:

• instagram.com/gremiumbosporus23
• instagram.com/fatih.kamaci
• facebook.com/p/Gremium-MC-Nomads-Bosporus-Türkiye-100064442929594
• facebook.com/besser.alsdu.75

Item 6 seizes the assets of the association and its sub-organizations and confiscates them in favor of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Item 7 extends this to third-party claims, insofar as they are to be assessed as intentional promotion of the purposes relevant to the ban or as circumvention or collaboration claims; in the case of assignment, the confiscation applies if the acquirer was aware of this characteristic. Item 8 covers items belonging to third parties that were provided or designated for the promotion of the purposes relevant to the ban.

Immediate Execution Ordered

Item 9 orders the immediate execution of items 1 to 8 – with one exception: immediate execution does not apply to the confiscation of assets in items 6, 7, and 8. The ban thus takes immediate effect against the organization and its followers, while the asset confiscation is executed separately.

For association members, board members, and supporters in the Stuttgart, Böblingen, and Leonberg areas, the announcement means that any further use of the colours and the mentioned online presences is prohibited and that assets and claims are subject to seizure by the state. With the publication in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger), municipalities, association registers, and security authorities receive the official basis to enforce the ban against third parties.

Source: Bundesanzeiger, BAnz AT 12.11.2026 B1, November 12, 2026, Announcement pursuant to Section 3 Paragraph 4 of the Act on Associations (Vereinsgesetz), pp. 1–3 (official reference: BAnz AT 12.11.2026 B1).