Cem Özdemir, first German state premier with Turkish roots
Jens Thurau05/13/2026May Cem Özdemir is the first leader of a German federal state to have Turkish roots. His Green Party won elections in the wealthy southwestern region of Baden-Württemberg. Cem Özdemir likes to jokingly refer to himself as an “Anatolian Swabian,” in reference to the region of Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, where […]