BERLIN

A whopping 60 kilograms (133 pounds) of doner kebab will be brought from Berlin to serve German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his visit to Türkiye next week, said a member of his delegation.

Arif Keles, who owns a doner kebab restaurant in Berlin and is part of Steinmeier’s delegation, told Anadolu that he will serve doner in Istanbul at the German statesman’s invitation on the evening of April 22, next Monday.

“It makes me proud to get such an invitation from the presidency. They wanted me to be present during his three-day trip. I’m very happy,” said Keles, adding that his family has had a doner shop in Berlin for about 40 years.

Steinmeier is due to visit Türkiye next Monday through Wednesday.

Doner kebab, brought over to Germany by Turkish “guest workers” decades ago, has gone from being a Turkish delicacy to a beloved food among many Germans, whether from migrant families or not.

*Writing by Gozde Bayar​​​​​​​