Merz said he doubted any agreement could be reached by the November 27 deadline set by Trump, while the Turkish president announced he would be talking to Putin on Monday.
Far from acting as a balancing power between East and West, Turkey has become a tactical opportunist, leveraging its NATO membership to extract concessions from the West.
President Erdoğan says his forces will take part in efforts to monitor the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas, adding that Turkey will also contribute to reconstruction efforts.
