Chancellor Angela Merkel called for calm on Monday in an escalating dispute with Turkey, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelled a German ban on rallies by his ministers "Nazi practices". Ankara and Berlin are locked in a new dispute weighing on already frayed ties, this time over rallies in Germany by Turkish ministers to promote Erdogan's bid for greater powers. Altmaier repeated Merkel's argument that campaign rallies by Turkish ministers, in general, should not be banned. With the significant Turkish and Kurdish populations in Germany, Berlin is anxious to prevent Turkish domestic disputes from spilling into the country. An Istanbul court has charged Yucel has been charged by an Istanbul court with spreading terrorist propaganda and inciting hatred.

Source: The Local March 06, 2017 11:15 UTC