BERLIN (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Berlin on Friday on a short visit to Germany as the two countries’ stances on the war between Israel and Hamas are poles apart. Erdogan is due to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s largely ceremonial president, Frank-Walter S…
German leaders host Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Friday, in a highly controversial visit made more explosive by the Erdogan's branding of Israel as a "terror state".
Turkey, despite being a NATO member, has taken a divergent stance, championing the Palestinian cause and vociferously criticizing the Israeli invasion of Gaza.