Mevlut Cavusoglu
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Germany of double standards and urged it to think about their behavior. With this statement he made after officials in the German town Gaggenau has canceled a speech by the Turkish Minister of justice Bekir Bozdag. On Friday, March 3, reports The Daily Sabah.
“If Germany wants to maintain relations with Turkey, she must learn to behave yourself,” said the Turkish foreign Minister.
He also called on Germany to bilateral cooperation, noting that Berlin should consider Ankara as an equal partner.
2 Mar power Gaggenau (Federal state of Baden-Wurtemberg) has canceled a speech by Turkish Minister of justice, who was going to appeal to supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Bozdag called it unacceptable and has canceled a meeting with his German colleague Heiko Maas.
A number of Turkish Ministers earlier announced his intention to visit Germany, where there is a sizeable Turkish Diaspora, on the eve of a referendum on package of constitutional amendments.
Relations between Ankara and Berlin has again intensified after the arrest in Istanbul of a German journalist of Turkish origin Deniz Judges. He suspected the Turkish authorities to participate in a terrorist organization, abuse of data and the promotion of terrorism. Uglu faces up to 10 years imprisonment.
The new draft Turkish Constitution foresees a radical strengthening of the powers of the President. In particular, the head of state will be able to lead the Cabinet of Ministers or to single-handedly appoint the Prime Minister. In addition, in the event the document is under direct subordination of the head of state will pass the country’s armed forces and intelligence agencies.