He was commenting on Germany’s possible decision to recognize the so-called Armenian genocide.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey`s predecessor, the Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out ”genocide” against the Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915. Turkey in turn has always denied "the genocide" took place.
The official talks on Turkey’s accession to the EU resumed in 2005. Turkey fulfilled 65 percent of obligations to the EU for its accession to this structure.
“A possible decision of Germany in the interests of the Armenian lobby can lead to more political implications than the economic ones,” he said
The expert said 4.5 million Turkish migrants are living in Germany, and they are important to the country’s economy, while the economic ties with Germany are important for Turkey.
“If Germany nevertheless recognizes the “Armenian genocide”, Turkey won’t be able to affect Germany economically in terms of cutting the trade volume,” said Cinar. “Turkey can at most summon back its ambassador, but this is unlikely.”
He said the economic ties with Germany are currently more important for Turkey, and Turkey simply doesn’t recognize Germany’s possible decision to recognize the so-called genocide.
The trade between Germany and Turkey in 2014 stood at $37.4 billion.
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