Thursday, January 24, 2008

Politicization of German-Turks in Hesse

"Politicization of German-Turks in Hesse

The state of Hesse in Germany holds elections this coming Sunday. The state's premier Roland Koch (CDU) has polarized the campaign with statements about youth criminality. 'With his talk about foreigners, Roland Koch has forced Germany to debate integration policy, something he hardly could have intended,' comments the weekly paper, which also published open letters from such prominent Turkish Germans as writer Feridan Zaimoglu and actress Renan Demirkan."

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