Since we’re all connected to City University, we thought we’d do a video for Chris Brauer’s online journalism lecture to explain a little bit about what we do and why. Feel free to tweet us further questions at @berlinproject

Germany is home to the largest Turkish community outside of Turkey. Many of these people or their families arrived in the Germany in the 1960s, only a few years after the wall was constructed.

German reunification, which began with the fall of the Berlin wall in November 1989 and officially ended eleven months later, raised dormant questions of German as a [...]]]>

Germany is home to the largest Turkish community outside of Turkey. Many of these people or their families arrived in the Germany in the 1960s, only a few years after the wall was constructed.

German reunification, which began with the fall of the Berlin wall in November 1989 and officially ended eleven months later, raised dormant questions of German as a single nation, and caused the presence of the Turks to be debated and re-examined. Learning about Berlin’s Turkish population is important in making sense of the twenty years since the wall fell, as well as the time while it was still intact, both politically and physically.

Marcus Gilroy-Ware photographed a selection of delights from the Turkish market in Berlin’s Kreutzberg district.

Alex interviewed one of the protesters to find out more.

Photography by Marcus Gilroy-Ware

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