Merkel meets Erdogan during farewell stop in Istanbul
By DW
20 October 2021 |
4:13 pm
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hopes to continue working well with new German government during Chancellor Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the country.
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