Inflammatory Merz remarks on migrants' violence against women slammed
26.03.2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused a storm with incendiary remarks about immigrants being responsible for online violence against women. “With his comments yesterday, Mr Merz has shown that he is not concerned with protecting women, but with political exploitation,” Mehtap Caglar, chairman of the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD), told dpa on Thursday.