Turkey frees another German 'political prisoner': Berlin
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".
Turkish foreign minister defiant over arrested Germans
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu on Saturday dismissed Berlin's angry reaction to the arrest of German citizens in Turkey, local media reported, a row which is worsening the nations' already fraying ties.
Berlin: Two more Germans arrested in Turkey 'for political reasons'
Two more German citizens have been arrested in Turkey "for political reasons", Berlin said on Friday, bringing the total number of German political prisoners in Turkish custody to 12 amid badly frayed ties between the countries.
Prisoner takes jail staff member hostage
A German prison inmate armed with a knife held a member of staff hostage for much of Friday night before being overpowered by police. The 26-year-old woman he had been threatening was released unharmed.
Coalition fight brews over preventive detention
Moves by the government to maintain the controversial practice of preventative detention for dangerous criminals are being blocked by members of its own coalition, the Free Democrats, setting the stage for another internal government brawl.