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Erdogan’s Nazi Claim ‘Unacceptable’: German Chancellery
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Germany’s chancellery on Monday hit out against Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... for likening a German ban on rallies by his ministers to "Nazi practices", calling the comparison "absolutely unacceptable". "The government will make this very clear" to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , Peter Altmaier, chief of staff at the chancellery, told public broadcaster ARD. "There is absolutely no reason to allow ourselves to be reproached over this," he added. Several local authorities in Germany last week banned rallies by Turkish ministers seeking to campaign for support ahead of an April referendum on boosting Erdogan’s powers. The authorities had cited capacity problems in hosting the rallies, which they said would likely attract large crowds. Chancellor Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom... has said her government did not have a hand in the decisions, which fell under the jurisdiction of local authorities. But Ankara responded to the cancellations with fury. In a bid to defuse the row, Merkel rang Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday. But a day later, Erdogan lashed out against Berlin, telling a rally in Istanbul: "Germany, you are not even close to democracy. Your practices are not different from the Nazi practices of the past." On Monday, Altmaier repeated Merkel’s argument that campaign rallies by Turkish ministers, in general, should not be banned. "But they must adhere to existing rules. They must be registered and subject to checks," he said. Merkel Calls for ‘Cool Heads to Prevail’ in Turkey Row [ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Chancellor Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom... called for calm Monday in an escalating dispute with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , a day after President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... labeled a German ban on rallies by his ministers "Nazi practices". "To our Turkish partners, let us talk openly and critically, but let us remember the special meaning of our close relationship and let cool heads prevail," said Merkel’s front man Steffen Seibert. The front man sharply rejected Erdogan’s claim. "Nazi comparisons are always absurd and out of place, because they lead only to one thing -- the trivialising of the crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis," said Seibert. Ankara and Berlin are locked in a new dispute weighing on already frayed ties, this time over rallies in Germany by Turkish ministers to promote Erdogan’s bid for greater powers. The row erupted late last week after three German local authorities banned ministers’ scheduled rallies ahead of an April referendum over the plan to scrap the prime minister post in Turkey altogether. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-07 |
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