"No panic in Ankara as Merkel takes the helm
Turkey's close relations with Germany are not expected to change under the new, conservative-led government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Despite the critical stance of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the government, a coalition between the CDU and the pro-Turkish European Union membership Social Democratic Party (SPD), says in its manifesto that Germany supports Turkey's accession talks with the EU with the aim of full membership, although the process is an open-ended one. If the membership process fails for one reason or another, says the government, the privileged relationship with Ankara should be maintained. "
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