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Germany's Merz sees Turkey as close partner to EU
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
German Chancellor Merz sees Turkey as a vital EU partner, focusing on economic ties and migration issues during his visit.
ANKARA (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sees Turkey as a close partner to the European Union and wants to develop bilateral economic relations, including in the transport sector, he said on his first visit to the country.
"I personally, and the German government, see Turkey as a close partner of the European Union. We want to continue smoothing the way to Europe," said Merz at a news conference with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
He said the two had spoken about migration and wanted to make further progress on the repatriation of failed asylum seekers.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke in Ankara and Madeline Chambers in Berlin; Editing by Sarah MarshWriting by Madeline Chambers and Sarah Marsh)
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another, often for reasons such as employment, education, or escaping conflict. It can be temporary or permanent.
The transport sector encompasses all modes of transportation, including road, rail, air, and maritime, and is vital for the movement of goods and people.
Repatriation of asylum seekers refers to the process of returning individuals who have sought asylum in a country back to their country of origin, often after their application has been denied.
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