MELINA MÖRSDORF

Hakkı Taş for the magazine of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Humboldt Foundation. With the help of this program, scientists who can no longer work in their home country due to threats or persecution can continue their work at German universities and research institutions. Hakkı fled Turkey a few days after the attempted coup.

"It was a great relief to know that I was safe in Germany and didn't have to expect the police to ring my doorbell at five o'clock one morning."

Thank you for your trust, Hakkı, and for showing me your favorite place in Hamburg, the Alster.