Frank-Walter Steinmeier faces backlash on social media as Turkish diaspora argue move fails to treat them as equals
Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, raised hackles at home during a visit to Turkey this week by serving up kebabs at a reception in Istanbul, a gesture of cross-cultural exchange many in the diaspora said reduced their contributions to an offensive cliche.
Steinmeier himself took a long, sharp blade to 60kg of meat on a skewer brought specially from Berlin, and included Arif Keleş, a third-generation snack shop owner, in his delegation during the three-day trip.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/cliched-turkish-germans-react-as-president-brings-kebab-on-istanbul-trip
Author : Deborah Cole in Berlin
Publish date : 2024-04-24 15:16:37
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