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ERDOGAN PLEADS FOR VOTES FROM GERMANY’S FIFTH COLUMN…….

Ensuring that many of these Muslims will never really assimilate.

Erdogan, 61, urged the Turkish expatriates to integrate in German society, but also not to forget their language and their religion, telling them: “the stronger our cohesion in the world, the stronger we all are”.

Erdogan pleads for German Turks’ votes

Erdogan pleads for German Turks' votes

Erdogan arrives to a shower of rose petals from a supporter. Photo: DPA

Published: 11 May 2015 08:46 GMT+02:00

“The ballot box is your weapon,” Erdogan told the crowd of over 14,000, who waved Turkish flags and shouted “We love you Erdogan, we are proud of you!” national news agency DPA reported.

Outside the congress centre near the western city of Karlsruhe, some of his supporters scuffled with critics, police said, while Kurdish and other opponents waved placards that read “Erdogan, you are anti-democratic”.

Germany counts three million people of Turkish origin, the largest Turkish overseas expatriate community, making it one of the biggest constituencies after the Turkish cities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

They are mostly former “guest workers” who were invited decades ago to boost the labour force of post-war Germany, or their children and grandchildren.

Erdogan, 61, urged the Turkish expatriates to integrate in German society, but also not to forget their language and their religion, telling them: “the stronger our cohesion in the world, the stronger we all are”.

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