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A. Gull: "I am president of Armenians living in Turkey"
"I am the president of Germans, Christians, Jews and Armenians living in Turkey. I celebrate their holidays and visit their sanctuaries. As ethnic minorities they are sometimes forgotten, but not by me," Turkey's President Abdullah Gull told journalists in Germany.
Gull advised his German counterpart to take care of Turks living in Germany.
"Turkish emigrants helped revive Germany's economy but Germany seems to have forgotten about them. Turkey demands that Germany grant greater powers to the local Turkish community," he said.
More than 2.5 million Turks reside in Germany.
The Turkish President starts his meetings with German leadership on September 19. The meetings will focus on Turkey's membership to the European Union.
