Photo Gallery Integration Success Stories
Germany's Green Party is chaired by Cem Özdemir. He is the son of a Turkish family that came to Germany as guest workers and he became a naturalized German citizen in 1983. He became a member of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, in 1994.
The reknowned film director Fatih Akin has found success in both Germany and abroad. He won the Golden Bear at the German International Film Festival in 2004 for his film "Head On." Akin holds both Turkish and German citizenship.
Actor Mehmet Kurtulus has starred on one of Germany's most popular television dramas and was also a co-producer of Fatih Akin's prize-winning film "Head On." He was born in Turkey but moved to Germany when he was two years old.
The hopes of Germany's football future are riding on the shoulders of young national-team star Mesut Özil. He was born in Germany and gave up his Turkish citizenship in 2007. In addition to his national team duties, he plays for Werder Bremen.
Bushido is Germany's best known rap artist and is the product of a German mother and a Tunesian father.
