Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu. "If it's someone connected to the failed coup, if they supported it, then why are you protecting them?" Relations between the two NATO allies have deteriorated sharply since Berlin sharply criticised Ankara over the crackdown that followed last year's failed coup. The arrest of several German nationals, including the Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yucel, the Istanbul correspondent for Die Welt daily, further frayed ties. Following Steudtner's arrest, Germany vowed stinging measures impacting tourism and investment in Turkey and a full "overhaul" of their troubled relations.

Source: The Local September 03, 2017 07:07 UTC