Germany–Turkey relations

Turkey expects Austrian authorities to arrest the perpetrators of an attack against the Turkish Embassy and ensure the security of the Turkish diplomatic missions in the country, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on late March 22. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Turkey that she would not hesitate to ban high level Turkish government officials from holding rallies in Germany following the new verbal attacks unleashed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Germany. Mrs.

Turkey has never been less likely to join the European Union than now amid a nadir in relations between Ankara and Berlin, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on March 18.

"Today, Turkey is definitely further away from becoming a member of the European Union than ever before," Gabriel said in the interview.

A row between Ankara and Berlin over German bans on Turkish ministers' meetings in the country and the Turkish president's subsequent response showed no signs of abating on March 9, with fresh remarks from both sides. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkey to stop comparing Germany's actions to the Nazi era, only for the Turkish foreign minister to repeat the same comparison.

Ankara's references to the Nazi period over the cancelation of Turkish ministers' meetings in the country must stop, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said March 9. 

"These comparisons of Germany with Nazism must stop. They are unworthy of the close ties between Germany and Turkey and of our peoples," the center-right chancellor told the Bundestag lower house of parliament.

A leader of Germany's Turkish community criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 6 of damaging ties between the two NATO allies by likening bans on political rallies by Turks in Germany  to "fascist actions" reminiscent of Nazi times.

A leader of Germany's Turkish community criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 6 of damaging ties between the two NATO allies by likening bans on political rallies by Turks in Germany  to "fascist actions" reminiscent of Nazi times.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have pledged further cooperation in the fight against terrorism during Merkel's visit to Ankara, while the German leader also stressed the impartiality of her country's courts regarding the extradition of Turkish coup attempt suspects. 

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to visit Turkey on February 2, reported AFP, citing information from the Turkish Foreign ministry.

This will be Merkel's first visit to Turkey since relations between Ankara and Berlin deteriorated last year after the unsuccessful coup attempt in July.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to visit Turkey early next month, state-run Anadolu Agency quoted officials as saying on Jan. 20. 

Merkel's planned one-day visit to Ankara will focus on joint efforts to address the refugee crisis, cooperation in the fight against terrorism, as well as economic ties, a senior diplomat said.