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 Syrian Kurd Mohamed Zidik, 76, still buys his bread and baclavas from his Turkish neighbours in Berlin, but he knows better than to expound on his views about Ankara's offensive in his hometown. https://www.thelocal.de/20191019/we-are-sitting-on-a-powderkeg-germanys-turks-and-kurds-in-uneasy-stand-off Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:32:03 +0200 we-are-sitting-on-a-powderkeg-germanys-turks-and-kurds-in-uneasy-stand-off Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Germany, weeks before his Islamic-rooted party will contest June parliamentary elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20150511/erdogan-grabs-for-german-turks-votes Mon, 11 May 2015 10:46:44 +0200 erdogan-grabs-for-german-turks-votes Berlin's Olympic stadium could become the world's biggest polling station if the Turkish community gets the go-ahead to vote there in Turkey’s general elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20140416/berlins-olympic-stadium-could-be-polling-station Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:03:00 +0200 berlins-olympic-stadium-could-be-polling-station The German government reached an agreement on Thursday on loosening citizenship laws, allowing people born in Germany to foreign parents to hold two passports. But the plan was criticized by the Turkish community. https://www.thelocal.de/20140328/germany-agrees-to-expand-dual-citizenship Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:50:00 +0100 germany-agrees-to-expand-dual-citizenship Representatives of German Turks said on Wednesday they were disappointed by an accord clinched by top political parties to partially lift a ban on dual nationality under the "grand coalition" deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20131128/german-turks-dual-nationality-deal-a-shame Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:20:00 +0100 german-turks-dual-nationality-deal-a-shame Helmut Kohl wanted to send half the Turkish people in Germany home when he became chancellor of the country in 1982, newly-declassified documents from the UK have revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130802/51187 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:48:00 +0200 51187 German manufacturers and supermarkets are still ignoring a huge untapped market for halal goods and typical Turkish ingredients, even after five decades of Turkish immigration to the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20130612/50277 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:58:00 +0200 50277 A German court set to start a neo-Nazi murder trial next month said Friday it would restart its media accreditation process to guarantee four seats to journalists from Turkey, where most of the victims hailed from. https://www.thelocal.de/20130419/49237 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:49:00 +0200 49237 A Munich court's provincial pedantry has damaged Germany's image abroad, just as the country seeks justice for an unprecedented series of racist murders by neo-Nazis, writes The Local's Marc Young. https://www.thelocal.de/20130417/49189 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:58:00 +0200 49189 German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Monday she had hesitations over Turkey's full membership in the European Union but said the entry process should nevertheless be kept "on track." https://www.thelocal.de/20130225/48187 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:41:00 +0100 48187 The German opposition is pushing for a law allowing people from Turkish and other non-EU backgrounds dual citizenship - as Turkish Prime Minister demanded Chancellor Angela Merkel give up her resistance to the idea. https://www.thelocal.de/20130225/48179 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:20:00 +0100 48179 More than half a million people with Turkish roots are living in Germany than had been previously suspected, it was reported on Saturday. The discovery occurred because the way statisticians categorize people has changed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130202/47715 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:45:00 +0100 47715 A new study warns that Islamophobia in Germany is becoming culturally acceptable, as bigotry leaves the confines of ethnicity and moves towards religious bias against Muslims. https://www.thelocal.de/20130107/47185 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:52:00 +0100 47185 Two suspects were arrested after a German woman of Turkish origin suffered serious burns in an acid attack in western Germany, police said in a statement late on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121231/47057 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:09:00 +0100 47057 A Turkish mother of six who speaks no German has been ordered by a court in Karlsruhe to take an integration course 30 years after her arrival in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20121127/46405 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:01:00 +0100 46405 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s giant new embassy in Berlin on Tuesday and used his speech to call on Turks in Germany to learn the language. https://www.thelocal.de/20121031/45875 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:55:00 +0100 45875 One in three German Turks send money back to Turkey - on average around €1,300 per person per year, a new study revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121030/45857 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:45:00 +0100 45857 Germans are more annoyed by old people and teenagers in their area than their Turkish neighbours a new study shows – contradicting the image of communities consumed by ethnic strife. https://www.thelocal.de/20120411/41871 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:30:00 +0200 41871 Germany on Thursday remembered the murder victims of a neo-Nazi terror group at an official ceremony in Berlin. There was also a moment of silence nationwide at noon. https://www.thelocal.de/20120223/40917 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:41:00 +0100 40917 A German federal court on Wednesday backed banning a Muslim pupil from praying according to Islamic rites at a Berlin public school, ruling it could jeopardise its smooth operation. https://www.thelocal.de/20111130/39221 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:18:00 +0100 39221