Fifty years ago Germany made an international call for help, post-war industry was booming and the country desperately needed manpower. The year 1961 saw an influx of Turkish migrant workers and much to German surprise, many Turks settled - creating its largest minority group. The German media has not exactly been kind to the Turks, in fact, negative stereotyping, across all media platforms, might well be said to have hindered integration.

The story was back in the headlines this time last year when a German politician published a damming account of the negative influence Turks are having on German society. Thilo Sarrazin, his book, and its sentiments got a lot of play in the German media, making its impartiality all too evident. The Listening Post’s Flo Phillips takes a look at the rough ride German Turks get in the country’s media.