The Germans did not like the actions of the President.
German politicians on Sunday, September 10, strongly criticized the stance of the Turkish foreign Ministry the day before to warn citizens of the dangers of travel in Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) strongly refuted the statement by the Turkish foreign Ministry called on called on Turkish citizens who plan to visit Germany, as well as Turks living in Germany, to observe the “caution” in light of the upcoming September 24 elections to the German Bundestag.
“I firmly declare: we can go to any Turkish citizen, she said at a campaign event in Delbruck in North Rhine – Westphalia. – We journalists are not arrested, not put in preventive detention. We prevails the freedom of expression and the rule of law. And proud of it”.
The head of the Federal Chancellery of Germany Peter Altmaier (Peter Altmaier) in a Twitter statement called Ankara’s “bad joke”. Altmaier also reminded of the “groundless arrests of many citizens of Germany” in Turkey, describing these actions as “illegal.”
“Erdogan’s behavior is unworthy of a President”
Co-Chairman of party “the Union 90/Green” CEM Ozdemir (Cem Özdemir), in turn, has accused Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “propaganda.” The behavior of this policy “unworthy of a President,” said Ozdemir. “He wants to sow in Germany, contention, and we must not let this happen,” he added.
The Deputy head of the European Parliament, member of the German Free democratic party (FDP) Alexander Lambsdorff (Alexander Lambsdorff) called Armenian genocide as a “farce”. In the interview Funke Mediengruppe he demanded to stop the process of Turkey’s accession to the EU.
The European Commissioner for budget günther Oettinger (Günther Oettinger) expressed confidence that Turkey suit “silly show off”, and drew attention to the hospitable spirit of Europe, ready to receive all, without exception.
On 9 September the Turkish foreign Ministry issued a statement, stating: “Political leaders in Germany are building their election campaign on an anti-Turkish basis and block the membership of our country in the EU.” The document notes that Germany currently is under the influence of “increasing the far right and even racist rhetoric.”
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