German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Turkey on Monday for his first visit to the country since he took office. The brief trip is expected to be dominated by the war in Ukraine. Ankara views itself as a mediator in the Ukraine war, which erupted on February 24 with Russia’s long-feared invasion of its neighbour. Turkey, a NATO member, enjoys close relations with both Ukraine and Russia. Scholz was welcomed by a military guard and was first set to lay a wreath at the mausoleum of the country’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, before holding afternoon and dinner talks with President Recep Tayy…