Turkish Embassy in Berlin

Attack on Reporter Who Investigated Turkish Mayor Condemned

A protester outside the Turkish embassy in Berlin, Germany, May 2017. Photo: EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

On June 17, Aygul, who is also the chairperson of the Bitlis Association of Journalists, wrote on Twitter that security guards employed by the mayor of the eastern Turkish city of Tatvan, Mehmet Emin Geylani, physically assaulted him in the street.

Turkey’s ‘Disinformation’ Law Will Devastate Media Freedom, Experts Predict

A protester blows a whistle and holds a slogan by Amnesty International reading, 'Free media cannot be silenced' near the Turkish embassy in Berlin, May 3, 2017. Photo: EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

The so-called disinformation law will increase government control and censorship in media and social media platforms, Orhan Sener, head of the Journalists' Union of Turkey's academy, said.

European Court: Turkey Broke Law by Arresting Amnesty Campaigner

A protester calls for the release of Taner Kilic, the president of the Turkish section of Amnesty International, outside the Turkish embassy in Berlin, February 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE/MARKUS HEINE

The ECHR said that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights when it placed Kilic in pre-trial detention, as well as violating his freedom of speech.

Top Turkish, German officials meet in Berlin to talk safe tourism

Top Turkish and German tourism and economic officials met in Berlin on Thursday to discuss ways to promote safe and reliable travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Twitter, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkey's culture and tourism minister, shared a photo of their meeting at the German Federal Economic Affairs and Energy Ministry.

Erdoğan says Turkey ‘keeping a close eye’ on Germany after Hanau shooting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 20 said that Turkey is "keeping a close eye" on developments in Germany, after attacks in two bars in Hanau, Germany that killed nine people, including five Turkish nationals.

"Turkey, and especially the Turkish Embassy in Berlin, is carefully monitoring the process," Erdoğan said.

Turkey slams length of far-right murder trial in Germany, says 'justice delayed is justice denied'

The Turkish embassy in Berlin criticized on May 7 the protracted trial of far-right extremists who are suspected of killing eight Turkish immigrants, a Greek citizen and a German policewoman between 2000 and 2007.

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