ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara on Oct. 30, marking the latter’s first official visit to Türkiye since taking office in May. Merz began his trip with a wreath-laying ceremony at Anıtkabir — the mausoleum of modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — and a breakfast with German business leaders. He later held talks with Erdoğan focused on defense, energy and migration. The visit comes amid shifting European security dynamics following