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Germany's Turkish community expressed "disappointment" Monday at newly-appointed Interior Minister Hans- Peter Friedrich playing down the role of Islam in Germany.
"There is no historical evidence for the notion that Islam belongs to Germany," Friedrich said at a press conference on Thursday, just hours after he was appointed interior minister.
That comment had caused "great disappointment" amongst local Islamic organizations, Turkish community leader Kenan Kolat was quoted as saying in Monday's Berliner Zeitung newspaper.