The German government is currently in negotiations with its Turkish counterparts to open three private Turkish schools in Frankfurt, Cologne and Berlin. "There are German schools in Turkey and Turkey is asking to be treated similarly in Germany," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told broadcasters RTL and NTV. "If you close German schools in Turkey, you should not be allowed to open Turkish schools in Germany," Blume told RND. Leading government figures have insisted that the Turkish schools would have to operate according to German regulations. In 2016, the association was accused of spying on members of the Turkish diaspora in Germany following a failed coup against Erdogan's government.

Source: The Local January 11, 2020 10:18 UTC