German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for German-Turkish relations, which have been simmering on the back burner for some time, to be revitalized. "These are serious times. And that is precisely why we need each other," he said at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday. "That is why we should give new importance to German-Turkish relations. "We need each other," the German president said. This applies to NATO and the G20 group of
Istanbul photographer Ergun Cagatay documented in 1990 the life of the Turks who stayed in Germany following the 1961 recruitment agreement. The photos are showcased in an exhibition.