Islam in Germany

A group of former Muslims in Germany who formed a non-religious society have been sent threatening letters pronouncing them “fit for death”

The Turkish club already has two Greek players

Eighteen candidates of Turkish descent have been elected as lawmakers in Germany's federal parliament, Bundestag, in the country's elections that took place on Sept. 26.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the most parliamentary seats in the national elections, while Angela Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU bloc came in second, preliminary official results showed on Sept. 27.

Turkey on June 12 expressed concern over the rising number of attacks on mosques belonging to Muslim communities in European countries.         

A Turkish-origin politician has launched a new party in Austria that will speak for the underrepresented.       

Turkish-Islamic Union in Europe (ATİB) has criticized some Western countries, including Germany, for remaining idle in the face of increasing attacks on mosques.

"How dare you consider vacationing in Turkey with my children?" said a wife to her husband in the back of a Berlin taxi. At least that's what the driver—who was of Turkish origin—told me afterwards. This driver was anxious; eager to talk about what he and many others feel is a growing anxiety between the Turks and the Germans in that country. 

An event Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is planning to hold in Germany has drawn criticism from a wide array of German politicians, according to German media reports on Wednesday.

German reunification a quarter of a century ago has served to marginalize Turkish immigrants, pushing some of them to become more defensive, says a scholar.

As Germany takes in record numbers of people fleeing Syria and other war zones, its large Turkish community is warning the country not to "repeat the mistakes of the past".
 
Europe's top destination for refugees is also home to the world's largest Turkish diaspora, counting some three million, a legacy of Germany's post-war so-called guest worker programme.