Ironic comment of the Turkish defense minister about the German president – “The man cuts a doner”

The Turkish Minister of Defence, Yasar Güler, gave an ironic answer to a question he received yesterday about whether his country intends to buy Eurofighter fighter jets from Germany to strengthen its air force. The question was asked in the context of the visit of the Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Turkey. “The man is cutting doner, we will ask him after he has finished his work with the doner. The developments regarding these (s.s.: armament programs) are continuing,” said the minister. Frank-Walter Steinmeier began his visit to Turkey with a first stop in Istanbul, where he met with opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The defense minister's comment apparently referred to the fact that, to show his personal ties with the Turks, the German president took along on the trip a Turkish immigrant who owns a kebab restaurant in Berlin – what political analysts called “donor diplomacy”. He also said of the Turkish workers who immigrated to Germany that “they built the country […]
Source: News Beast

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