Turkey's quickly growing influence in Europe is an underestimated threat
Beginning in the 50s, the Germans (short of manpower due to WWII manpower losses) began importing Turks as labor for their factories. We had German POW camps here in America, one I'm familiar with was located near Oklahoma City. We also had Japanese POW camps on the West Coast. One was in Western San Rafael, CA.
When and as the Berlin wall was built, most settled into bombed out buildings in Berlin, Neukoln just S of the Brandenburg Gate but on the west side of the wall. Neukoln was the local name given to the Eastern part of the American sector of Berlin.
from 63-66, that area was my A Team's AO. I knew every street, every house, every business, every guest house and much more including the Soviet and East German dog runs, mine fields, and machine gun positions.
In late 69 I went direct from VN back to Berlin for 3 more years working on an A Team in the Eastern 1/2 of the French Sector.
In May 1977, it was back to Berlin for almost 4 more years.
A member of this thread is a Berliner. We met in Greensboro some years ago. He was working near High Point. Today he is back in Berlin living with his kids in the old French Sector area I served in...or just East of there.
I believe the Turkish influence began in German factories which (due to a war shortage of German manpower) the Turks began manning in force in the 50s and 60s.. Perhaps he can give us some perspective on the Turkish influence on Germany today.
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