In some German cities, 77 percent of Turks living abroad voted for President Erdogan in the Turkish election. Experts see a major role for the mosque associations Ditib and IGMG.

Erdogan's worst result was 49 percent in Berlin. Erdogan will continue to try to influence society in Germany through his clientele and the well-known structures, says Eren Güvercin, chairman of the State Association of Liberal Diversity Berlin. For the AKP, which makes use of the entire structures of the state, voters abroad seem to be child's play, says Süheyla Kaplan.