Turkish minister comes to 'make fun'

cologne - Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci Sunday has not made political statements during his visit to a concert in Leverkusen. 'There were speculations about my performance. Let me put it this way: I've come to do you a favor, 'he said when welcoming speech.

The musical event was in memory of a deceased seventeen years ago Turkish folk singer and instrumentalist. Zeybekci was received by hundreds of people in the hall with applause. 'The minister has already invited months ago, it has to do with the current debate anything,' said a representative of the organizing cultural association.

Zeybekci plans to go after the concert to Cologne late to speak in a hotel compatriots. Then it'll go on about the importance of the referendum for constitutional order Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to give more power. Before wanting to campaign in Germany has led to major tensions between the two countries. The Netherlands also finds it undesirable that will give the Turkish ruling party AKP voting advice.