Old faultlines
As tensions rise in Turkey, they spill over into Germany
THE arm of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “must not reach into Germany”, says Cem Ozdemir, one of 11 members of Germany’s parliament with Turkish roots. Yet Turkish politics have erupted onto the streets of Germany. On July 31st almost 40,000 people gathered at a pro-Erdogan rally in Cologne organised by an international lobby for Mr Erdogan’s Justice and Development party. The demonstration hinted at the scale of support for Mr Erdogan—and the difficulty German politicians will face when speaking out against him.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Old faultlines”
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