Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan was voted in as President on Monday, prompting Germany to ponder whether Turkey was or would ever be European enough for the EU. The Local's media round up looks at the reaction.
Germany’s large Turkish community headed to polling stations on Thursday to vote for the first time in a Turkish election. The Local visits Berlin’s Olympic Stadium which has been turned into a giant voting booth.
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Germany on Saturday, splitting the large Turkish community between passionate street protesters and conservative supporters flocking to what was widely seen as a campaign speech.
German politicians called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to cancel an upcoming pre-election appearance to Cologne in the wake of a deadly mine disaster.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected criticism from Germany's president who said he was "scared" by the Turkey's recent spate of rights abuses.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Germany on Tuesday to step up support for his country's bid to enter the European Union, but acknowledged Turkey must also press on with reforms.
German-Turkish diplomatic tensions escalated further on Saturday while tens of thousands marched in Cologne to express anger with what Germany says is a “much too harsh” government crackdown on Turkish protests.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said despite remaining skeptical, she favours opening up a "new chapter" in talks related to Turkey's bid to join the European Union, saying the discussions need to move forward.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was greeted by thousands of protesters in Berlin on Wednesday. He asked for German help with a flood of Syrian refugees, touched on aid for Kurdish rebels and Ankara's stalled EU bid.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s giant new embassy in Berlin on Tuesday and used his speech to call on Turks in Germany to learn the language.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his planned visit to Germany on Saturday where he was due to receive a prize for “tolerance and humanity” – and where tens of thousands of people were planning protests.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to apologise following her criticism of Turkish policies in the Cyprus conflict, in remarks published on Saturday.
The current debate about Turkish schools in Germany exposes how politicians in both Berlin and Ankara like to treat German Turks as if they were children caught in a nasty custody battle, writes <b>Deniz Baspinar</b> from <b>Zeit Online.</b>
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkey Monday that its membership talks with the European Union did not guarantee accession and urged it to grant trade privileges to EU-member Cyprus.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Turkey on Monday for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey's troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel flies into Turkey on Monday for a delicate two-day visit against a backdrop of profound differences with its leaders over its limping EU accession bid.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged Germany, where some three million people of Turkish origin live, to loosen its rules for dual citizenship.
The Turkish government has reportedly angered Turkish-German politicians by inviting them to an Istanbul conference and then urging them to resist political and social integration in their adopted homeland.
A government conference aiming to ease the integration of Germany’s Muslims on Thursday decided that public schools will offer religion classes on Islam in the next few years.
German investigators have determined a tragic fire in February that killed nine Turkish residents in the southwestern city of Ludwigshafen was unlikely to have been arson.
