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German FM says he 'cannot comprehend' Turkish President Erdoğan's remarks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said he cannot comprehend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's remarks over the security situation in Germany.
"[I] cannot comprehend the comments made by Erdoğan about the security situation in Germany," Germany's Deutsche Welle quoted Steinmeier as saying on Nov. 3.
HDP MPs should have heeded summons: Justice minister
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has criticized People's Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers for not appearing to give testimony which left "no any other means" than to summon them by force, following the detention of 12 MPs from the party.
"[The prosecutor] summons and they did not go; what other solution is left? The only means left is to summon them by force," Bozdağ said Nov. 4.
If HDP engages in terror then it should pay the price: Turkish PM
Those who come with elections go with elections, but they should "pay the price" if they engage in "terror," Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has replied to Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in regard to the main opposition leader's reaction against the detention of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies.
EU alarmed over detention of HDP lawmakers
The European Union has warned Turkey to respect democratic norms in the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), while EU member state ambassadors to Ankara discussed possible outcomes of a further deterioration of ties between Brussels and Turkey over the detention of several Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies.