BERLIN - No Turkish citizen should be scared of travelling to Germany, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday, responding to a warning from Turkey that its citizens run the risk of encountering racism or terrorism in Germany. According to the German Foreign Office, Yucil is one of at least 10 Germans currently detained in Turkey on political charges. Turkey's travel warning is the latest in a series of several retaliatory moves made as tensions soar between Germany and Turkey. Though Germany has not issued a formal travel warning, the Foreign Office maintains a travel alert on its website telling Germans to exercise caution when vacationing in Turkey. A travel warning constitutes an "urgent appeal" by the Foreign Office for citizens to refrain from travel in the country or surrounding region and would also call on Germans living in the country to leave.

Source: The China Post September 10, 2017 20:37 UTC