Germans and Turks: A Forgotten History of Europe

German-Turkish relations form an integral backdrop to many of today's most pressing political concerns, including the absorption of refugees from the Middle East in Europe, debates about coexistence with Muslims in Western societies, and European geopolitics in Western Asia. Yet the story of this relationship, its 800-year history and often fateful consequences, has never been fully told.

In this book, Stefan Ihrig presents the first combined history of the two peoples, from the Middle Ages ...