Photo: DPATurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday launched a scathing personal attack against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using "Nazi measures" in an intensifying dispute between Ankara and Berlin. Tensions flared after German authorities refused to allow some Turkish ministers to campaign for a 'yes' vote in the April 16th referendum on expanding Erdogan's powers, and he responded by saying Berlin was behaving like Nazi Germany. Especially Merkel," Erdogan said in a televised speech. "But you are right now employing Nazi measures," Erdogan told Merkel using the informal 'you' in Turkish. Authorities in Germany have blocked some Turkish ministers from holding rallies, infuriating Ankara.

Source: The Local March 19, 2017 14:03 UTC