The Local Germany 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 Five hurt during Kurdish and Turkish clashes in western Germany Five people were injured in clashes between the Kurdish and Turkish communities in the western German city of Herne, police said, as Kurds demonstrated against Ankara's offensive in northeastern Syria. https://www.thelocal.de/20191015/five-hurt-during-kurdish-and-turkish-clashes-in-german-protest Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:10:00 +0200 five-hurt-during-kurdish-and-turkish-clashes-in-german-protest How 'Kiezdeutsch' is enriching rather than threatening German Kiezdeutsch is a German ethnolect spoken by young people, especially among those with immigrant backgrounds and is considered a kind of Jugendsprache, or ‘youth speak’. https://www.thelocal.de/20180924/how-linguists-say-kiezdeutsch-is-enriching-rather-than-threatening-german Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:54:34 +0200 how-linguists-say-kiezdeutsch-is-enriching-rather-than-threatening-german Germany to invest €58 million in Turkish airbase: report Tensions have been high between Germany and Turkey after Ankara has repeatedly blocked German politicians from visiting soldiers at a Turkish airbase. But Berlin still plans to invest some €58 million in that base, according to Spiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20160906/germany-to-invest-58-million-in-turkish-airbase-amid-row-report-turkey-armenian-genocide Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:41:13 +0200 germany-to-invest-58-million-in-turkish-airbase-amid-row-report-turkey-armenian-genocide Turkey's spy network in Germany 'thicker than Stasi's' Turkey has around 6,000 informants working in Germany, which experts say means they're each monitoring more people than the Stasi did in West Germany during the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.de/20160824/turkish-spies-in-germany-have-greater-scope-than-the-stasi Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:40:38 +0200 turkish-spies-in-germany-have-greater-scope-than-the-stasi Merkel calls for 'loyalty' from Turkish-Germans Those who have lived in Germany for many years should actively show a "high level of loyalty", the Chancellor said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/merkel-calls-for-loyalty-from-turkish-germans Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:31:24 +0200 merkel-calls-for-loyalty-from-turkish-germans More Turks are seeking asylum in Germany Official figures show that more Turkish people are applying for asylum in Germany - most of whom are from the Kurdish minority. https://www.thelocal.de/20160805/more-turks-seeking-asylum-in-germany-report Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:42:13 +0200 more-turks-seeking-asylum-in-germany-report German Turkish community split by unrest after coup plot Hatred between supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and those opposed to him has exploded on social media in Germany in the wake of a failed coup attempt last Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/tensions-in-germanys-turkish-community-grow-after-coup-plot Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:07:59 +0200 tensions-in-germanys-turkish-community-grow-after-coup-plot Passengers oust bus rider for racist slurs When a man started threatening a Turkish-German bus passenger with racist statements, others on the bus decided to take a stand, including the driver. https://www.thelocal.de/20150814/munich-bus-riders-oust-passenger-for-racist-slurs Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:06:14 +0200 munich-bus-riders-oust-passenger-for-racist-slurs Prosecutors charge man over death of Tugce Prosecutors charged an 18-year-old man on Tuesday over the death of a young German-Turkish woman who has become a symbol of civic courage for giving her life trying to protect two teenage girls. https://www.thelocal.de/20150203/prosecutors-charge-man-in-tugce-murder Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:24:08 +0100 prosecutors-charge-man-in-tugce-murder Court gives foreign press access to neo-Nazi trial Germany's top court on Friday upheld a complaint by a Turkish newspaper over media access to a neo-Nazi trial in a controversy that had strained ties with Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20130413/49117 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:18:00 +0200 49117 Merkel urged to lead integration debate The leaders of Germany’s Turkish and Islamic communities called on Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday to get personally more involved in socially integrating disillusioned youngsters from immigrant backgrounds. https://www.thelocal.de/20100207/25087 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:56:00 +0100 25087 Sarrazin wins support for integration comments Half of Germans agree with controversial remarks by federal bank board member Thilo Sarrazin, who said that most Arab and Turkish immigrants are “neither willing nor able to integrate,” a poll revealed on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091011/22491 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +0200 22491 Kurdish rebels say they can hit German targets The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which last week kidnapped three Germans in Turkey, said Sunday it was "strong enough" to hit German economic targets, an agency close to the group reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20080714/13047 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200 13047 Turkish-German terrorist was under government watch A Turkish-German man who allegedly killed four in a suicide attack in Afghanistan in early March had been under watch by the German domestic intelligence service for years because of connection with Islamists. https://www.thelocal.de/20080317/10745 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:49:00 +0100 10745 Afghanistan suicide bomber came from Germany A suicide attack that killed two NATO soldiers in eastern Afghanistan earlier this week was carried out by a Turk who had come from Germany, a group that monitors Islamist websites reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080307/10543 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:56:00 +0100 10543