Former German president Christian Wulff said that the world needs Türkiye more than Türkiye needs the world, pointing to Ankara’s growing strategic role as global dynamics shift.
Speaking at the German-Turkish Business Council executive board meeting at the Rahmi M. Koc Museum in Istanbul, Wulff said Germany remains Türkiye’s most important trading partner while stressing that significant co-operation potential remains untapped.
He said the aim of the meeting was to clearly define areas of co-operation and make better use of existing economic opportunities.
Wulff said he sees a self-confident Türkiye and emphasised that mutual trust remains a key pillar in bilateral relations.
“The world needs Türkiye more than Türkiye needs the world,” he said, adding that Germany continues to have a positive image in Türkiye, creating favourable conditions to expand co-operation.
