TGD Chair Mehtap Caglar stated that Merz’s remarks, which suggested a significant portion of violence originates from immigrant groups, undermine the protection of women. Merz’s statements, made during a Bundestag session, received support from members of the Union and AfD, but were met with outrage from the Left and Green parties. Caglar emphasized that focusing on the nationality of perpetrators detracts from addressing the broader issue of patriarchal violence affecting all women in Germany.