Germany: Turks 'are a part of German culture itself'

Germany: Turks 'are a part of German culture itself'

Via the Local:
Fifty years after the first Turks came to Germany, Michael Hofmann, an expert in Turkish-German relations, measures the influence the immigration has had on Germany.

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Paderborn-based cultural researcher Michael Hofmann and head of the research project “Turkish German Relations and Cultural Transfer,” spoke with German news agency DPA.

How does the Turkish community contribute to German life, aside from the döner kebab?

It’s not a case of contributing; they are a part of German culture itself. Of course, the döner shop is part of Turkish roots in Germany, but for my 16-year-old son, the döner is a part of German culture.

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