Posted on 03/03/2017 7:04:34 AM PST by Texas Fossil
Turkey accused Germany on Friday of scandalous behavior in cancelling rallies of Turkish citizens in two German towns due to be addressed by Turkish ministers and said Berlin provided a "shelter" for people committing crimes against his country.
The comments by Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, who had been scheduled to address a meeting in the southwestern town of Gaggenau until it was canceled on Thursday, reflected a broader souring of relations between the two NATO allies.
"Let them look back at their history," Bozdag said in a speech suggesting a deeper rooted chauvinism in Berlin. "We see the old illnesses flaring up."
Berlin said it had no part in steps taken by city councils who, according to one mayor, acted purely on security grounds. The foreign ministry was doing all it could to help dialogue.
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"people committing crimes against his country"??
Those crimes? voicing any criticism of Erdogan?
Germans have seen this movie before with Erdogan.
Turkey needs it’s a$$ kicked out of NATO...it has chosen the wrong side.......
Maybe the Prussians are making a comeback
I'm wondering if "tearing down that wall" was such a great idea.
yes, indeed
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