Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Özil for reportedly inviting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to his wedding this summer as his witness.
Immigration authorities in Hamburg denied Monday that they planned to deport a Turkish journalist who protested at a press conference held by President Recept Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Saturday called for a ceasefire around the last major rebel-held bastion of Idlib in Syria to be preserved.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Istanbul on Saturday ahead of a summit aimed at finding a political solution to Syria's devastating civil war, provide access to humanitarian aid and salvage a
fragile ceasefire in the country's last major rebel-held bastion.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe's largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wraps up a controversial visit to Germany, with police deploying in force amid planned protests.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Friday to rebuild strained relations after a two-year crisis despite remaining differences on civil rights and
other issues.
Germany's Angela Merkel hosts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Berlin on Friday to try to repair badly frayed ties, a task complicated by planned anti-Erdogan protests and the chancellor's own domestic woes.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week as the two countries seek to rebuild ties after a series of sharp spats but the controversial trip is likely to be overshadowed by protests.
The German city of Wiesbaden removed a temporary golden statue of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set up in a town square by artists, after it sparked confrontations between his supporters and opponents.
The office of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed on Tuesday that controversial Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will come to Berlin on a state visit in September.
Footballer Mesut Ozil said Sunday he had no regrets about his controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that sparked questions about his loyalty to Germany's national squad ahead of the World Cup.
The former leader of the Green party, Cem Özdemir, on Sunday compared the large number of Turkish citizens in Germany who voted for Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's election to far-right voters.
Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan met Germany president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday in a series of clear the air talks following their controversial photos alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Germany internationals Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, both of Turkish origin, were accused by their national federation on Monday of having been "manipulated" after posing for photos with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A German artist complained Friday after his gallery took down a painting that depicts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a banana in his buttocks.
The Die Welt journalist Deniz Yücel was arrested a year ago on Wednesday by Turkish authorities. Twelve months later he is still in jail despite never having been charged with a crime.
Turkey has released another German citizen from jail, Berlin said Friday amid a gradual thaw in bilateral ties, stressing however that seven more were still being held for "political reasons".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope for a better relationship with Germany and the EU after a fractious 2017, saying Ankara needs to reduce its enemies and increase its friends, in an interview published on Thursday.
German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were dropping a case against several Muslim clerics suspected of spying for Turkey
due to insufficient evidence and as some were out of reach of law enforcers.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday discussed bilateral relations in their first phone conversation since tensions plunged to an all-time low this summer, Turkish media reported.
Berlin on Friday said Turkey had released another German citizen who had been held for "political reasons", leaving nine of its nationals behind bars there amid a festering bilateral dispute.
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep under detention a German journalist and translator charged with membership of a banned radical leftist group, her lawyers said.
A German journalist and translator went on trial in Turkey on Wednesday charged with membership of a banned radical leftist group, one of several cases which have led to a crisis in relations between Ankara and Berlin.
