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 The arrest of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu has sparked a major political crisis in Turkey. In Germany - home to some 3 million Turks - some have responded with anger and some with apathy. https://www.thelocal.de/20250331/imamoglu-unrest-splits-germanys-turkish-community Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:09:51 +0200 imamoglu-unrest-splits-germanys-turkish-community German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned against the threat of "new violence" in Kurdish-held northern areas of Syria as she left for a visit to neighbouring Turkey on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20241220/germany-fm-warns-of-new-syria-violence-ahead-of-turkey-visit Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:12:31 +0100 germany-fm-warns-of-new-syria-violence-ahead-of-turkey-visit A spicy row has erupted between Turkey and Germany over what constitutes a doner kebab, with Berlin objecting to a Turkish push for protected status for the iconic snack. https://www.thelocal.de/20240726/turkey-and-germany-in-spicy-feud-over-doner-kebab Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:20:41 +0200 turkey-and-germany-in-spicy-feud-over-doner-kebab Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in Germany for his country's Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, the presidency told AFP, as Ankara and Berlin trade barbs over a Turkish footballer's celebratory gesture. https://www.thelocal.de/20240704/erdogan-to-attend-euro-2024-match-in-berlin-as-diplomatic-row-spirals Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:18:00 +0200 erdogan-to-attend-euro-2024-match-in-berlin-as-diplomatic-row-spirals German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier begins a delicate visit to Turkey on Monday, taking a Berlin kebab chef with him as a show of close personal ties between the two nations despite differences with his Turkish counterpart. https://www.thelocal.de/20240422/german-president-to-highlight-immigrant-stories-on-delicate-visit-to-turkey Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:15:31 +0200 german-president-to-highlight-immigrant-stories-on-delicate-visit-to-turkey German leaders host Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Friday, in a highly controversial visit made more explosive by Erdogan's branding of Israel as a "terror state". https://www.thelocal.de/20231117/german-leaders-braced-for-difficult-visit-from-turkeys-erdogan Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:18:50 +0100 german-leaders-braced-for-difficult-visit-from-turkeys-erdogan