Photo Gallery Germany's Endless Integration Debate
Former Berlin politician turned Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin took a clumsy whack at the integration hornet nest in a recent interview. His insulting comments about Turks triggered yet another debate about how well Germany is integrating its foreigners.
The Turkish middle class in Germany is, by many accounts, doing quite well. But there is still a large part of Germany's Muslim population which has shown little interest in conforming to the mores of German society.
The population in some parts of Berlin, particularly the Neukölln district, is almost 80 percent foreign. High crime and parallel societies have resulted.
Many Turkish groups have gone out of their way in an attempt to fit in with German society. This group founded a Karnival club earlier this year.
