Haber metni: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked about the common culture shared by Germany and Turkey. He touched upon subjects such as Mesut Özdil, famous Turkish footballer currently playing in Germany and the movies of the director Fatih Akın, both of which appear to be cultural bridges between the two countries. "The Turkish population in Germany is without a doubt a great potentiality for Turkey as well as Germany", he said. Indicating that they refuse all kinds of discrimination, inequalities and Islamophobia as well as anti-semitism, Erdoğan added that the the migrant workers who had come to Germany from Turkey 50 years ago are inseparable parts of the German society. "They are as much human as with their labor, language and culture", Erdoğan expressed. Erdoğan also thanked the German competent authorities for their contribution in the integration efforts. On the other hand, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated that history is neither limited to the period in which people live, nor to their geographical reach. "Thinking small will not suit EU. Leader who think small won't be able to transform the European Union into a global actor. Our expectation is for Germany to put forth a great vision and to assume a leading role in EU's future."
Prime Minister Erdoğan spoke in Germany