https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German citizen has been arrested in Turkey and accused of spreading propaganda for the outlawed Kurdish insurgent organisation PKK, local and German media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180726/turkey-arrests-german-national-over-alleged-pkk-propaganda Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:16:12 +0200 turkey-arrests-german-national-over-alleged-pkk-propaganda German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she would ask the European Union to call off membership talks with Turkey, amid escalating tensions between Berlin and Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20170904/merkel-to-push-for-end-to-eu-membership-to-talks-with-turkey Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:43:14 +0200 merkel-to-push-for-end-to-eu-membership-to-talks-with-turkey Germany said the Turkey had informed it on Monday that it had dropped accusations of "terrorism" funding against major German companies amid a raging dispute between the NATO partners. https://www.thelocal.de/20170724/turkey-backtracks-on-terror-german-companies Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:30:57 +0200 turkey-backtracks-on-terror-german-companies A German parliamentary delegation has called off a Turkey trip, saying Wednesday that Ankara had made clear they were not welcome amid a festering bilateral row. https://www.thelocal.de/20170524/new-escalation-as-turkey-tells-german-mps-theyre-not-welcome Wed, 24 May 2017 17:54:50 +0200 new-escalation-as-turkey-tells-german-mps-theyre-not-welcome More than 250 Turkish diplomats, government employees and their family members have filed for political asylum in Germany, Berlin said Monday, amid a bitter row between the two NATO allies. https://www.thelocal.de/20170403/hundreds-of-turkish-officials-and-families-seek-asylum-in-germany Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:07:14 +0200 hundreds-of-turkish-officials-and-families-seek-asylum-in-germany UPDATE: German prosecutors announced an investigation on Tuesday into claims that Turkish agents are spying on alleged followers of exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/german-official-accuses-turkey-of-intolerable-spying Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:32:30 +0200 german-official-accuses-turkey-of-intolerable-spying German relations with Turkey have barely been out of the headlines over the last twelve months after a series of bitter fights. We break down the breakdown of a loveless marriage. https://www.thelocal.de/20170321/how-the-last-12-months-have-been-a-car-crash-for-german-turkish-relations Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:42:27 +0100 how-the-last-12-months-have-been-a-car-crash-for-german-turkish-relations German local authorities on Thursday blocked rallies by Turkish ministers aimed at promoting a referendum that would expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, citing capacity problems. https://www.thelocal.de/20170302/german-cities-halt-pro-erdogan-rallies Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:43:18 +0100 german-cities-halt-pro-erdogan-rallies Germany's foreign ministry on Tuesday called in Turkey's ambassador to protest Ankara's provisional detention of a German journalist on terrorism-related charges. https://www.thelocal.de/20170301/berlin-summons-turkish-envoy-over-jailed-journalist Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:15:42 +0100 berlin-summons-turkish-envoy-over-jailed-journalist German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Turkey on Thursday for the first time since the failed July coup, seeking to keep a key partnership alive after a series of crises. https://www.thelocal.de/20170202/merkel-heads-to-turkey-to-salvage-battered-alliance Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:35:57 +0100 merkel-heads-to-turkey-to-salvage-battered-alliance At least six German citizens suspected of supporting a failed coup attempt in July have been banned from leaving Turkey by the government in Ankara, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/several-germans-trapped-in-turkey-since-coup-attempt Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:14:29 +0200 several-germans-trapped-in-turkey-since-coup-attempt Turkish authorities detained four people as part of an investigation into a possible threat to the German and British embassies, Turkish state-run media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160916/turkey-detains-4-over-suspected-threat-to-german-embassy Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:30:18 +0200 turkey-detains-4-over-suspected-threat-to-german-embassy Berlin said Thursday that Ankara will allow German lawmakers to visit a NATO airbase near Syria after refusing access amid a months-long row over Germany recognising the World War I-era massacre of Armenians as "genocide". https://www.thelocal.de/20160908/turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:52:13 +0200 turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Turkey's foreign minister suggested Wednesday Ankara was ready to calm a row over a German parliamentary resolution labelling the Ottoman massacre of Armenians a genocide but warned against treating Turkey as a "second-class country". https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/turkey-ready-to-calm-armenia-row-with-berlin-minister Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:36:47 +0200 turkey-ready-to-calm-armenia-row-with-berlin-minister Germany's radio and television broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Tuesday condemned the confiscation of an interview it had conducted with a Turkish minister as a "blatant violation" of press freedom. https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/german-broadcaster-raps-turkey-over-interview-confiscation Wed, 07 Sep 2016 11:30:42 +0200 german-broadcaster-raps-turkey-over-interview-confiscation Germany on Friday reiterated that a parliamentary resolution on Turkey's World War I-era massacre of Armenians was non-binding but denied it was distancing itself from the vote to appease Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20160902/berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:54:41 +0200 berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report A leaked internal government document accuses the government of supporting terrorist organizations such as Hamas, public broadcaster ARD reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160816/germany-accuses-turkey-of-supporting-terrorism-report Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:16:54 +0200 germany-accuses-turkey-of-supporting-terrorism-report A German woman detained in Turkey as part of Ankara's crackdown in the wake of last month's failed coup has been freed, Berlin confirmed Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160812/german-held-in-turkeys-post-coup-crackdown-released Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:32:42 +0200 german-held-in-turkeys-post-coup-crackdown-released The Turkish government has been giving German ambassador Martin Erdmann the cold shoulder for weeks, after German parliamentarians passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:48:50 +0200 german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused the EU of not paying its way under a deal to send Syrian refugees back across the Aegean. https://www.thelocal.de/20160726/erdogan-accuses-eu-of-not-paying-up-under-migrant-deal Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:49:53 +0200 erdogan-accuses-eu-of-not-paying-up-under-migrant-deal