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The Grand Turk
Germany says 2 more citizens detained in Turkey
2017-09-12
[AlAhram] Germany's government says two of its citizens have been detained in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
in another indication of the risk Germans currently face when traveling to the country.

A Foreign Ministry front man says the couple, who are of Ottoman Turkish origin, were detained Sunday in Istanbul.

Martin Schaefer told news hounds Monday one person since been released, the other remains detained. German diplomats weren't officially informed by Ottoman Turkish authorities and Schaefer provided no details about the reasons for the detention. Several Germans currently face terrorism-related charges in Turkey, which Germany has protested as unfounded.

Referring to a travel warning issued Saturday by Turkey for Germany, citing increased right-wing and racist rhetoric before Germany's Sept. 24 election, Schaefer said Berlin wouldn't respond in kind because that would mean "allowing our travel advice to be abused for political purposes."
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  It's about time Germany issues some sort of travel advisory / ban on Turkey.
Posted by: Raj   2017-09-12 12:28  

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