Turkish-German relations in light of the upcoming German elections
Germany is heading to the parliamentary elections on February 23rd. The country has been in distress since the collapse of the coalition government led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz in the immediate aftermath of the US elections. The Traffic Light Coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Union 90/Greens (BG90/Grüne) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), were already in a difficult coalition because of their deep ideological differences, and their government coincided with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There is no doubt that Germany and Turkey are linked by their deep and multidimensional relations in the fields of economy and defense, as well as their history of immigration. Given that the international system will be based more on bilateral relations in the upcoming period, the results of the German elections and the path the country will chart for itself from 2025 onwards are of great interest to Turkey.
