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Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
As in the past few years, Merkel served her own döner at a meeting of her party’s parliamentary group in Berlin on July 1. Hürriyet photos/Ali Varlı
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
The German chancellor used the long döner knife to a cut a slice from the 80 kg piece of meat.
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
She first used the fork...
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
...but then switched to use her fingers while eating the delicious meal.
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Hanefi Aydın, the Turkish caterer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) event, told daily Hürriyet that Merkel has been doing it for the past years. “Our chancellor’s continued interest in döner makes us proud and contributes to the sector,” he said.
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
And 2007...
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
2008...
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Merkel engaged in the tasty ritual in 2012...
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Nowadays, the German chancellor is busy with the ongoing Greek crisis, which has also became a culinary theme. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
German entrepreneur Uwe Dahlhoff revealed in Hamm, western Germany, on June 30 samples of sour vodka schnapps, an energy drink and a vodka called “Grexit” labelled with the caricatures of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis happily raising their glasses under a miserable-looking Merkel. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Dahlhoff is tapping into the bittersweet relations between Germany and Greece by patenting the name “Grexit” for a lemon vodka schnapps. The schnapps, available in 2cl and 100ml bottles, will be on sale soon for about 0.59 euro cents. The words on the label read: ‘Even sour makes you happy.’ REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
Merkel, meanwhile, also attended a Ramadan reception next to Secretary-General of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD) Nurhan Soykan (C, R), in Berlin on the same day. AFP PHOTO / POOL / STEFFI LOOS
Merkel takes a break with Turkish döner during Greece crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has kept up with tradition and enjoyed Turkish döner as the eurozone grappled with the deepening Greece crisis. Click through for the photos
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