German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that he sees “absolutely no justification” to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Nazism. About it reports Reuters.
According to the Chancellor, Erdogan’s statements “bottomless pit devalues the suffering of those who became victims of Nazi crimes against humanity.” While Merkel assured that the German government remains committed to the principles of freedom of press, speech and Assembly and will not interfere with the agitation of the Turkish politicians in Germany ahead of the constitutional referendum, as they respected German laws.
5 Mar Recep Tayyip Erdogan has compared the ban on campaign in Germany in support of it with the Nazis. “You have nothing to do with democracy and you should know that your current actions are no different from the actions of the Nazis,” he said at a rally in Istanbul.
Earlier German authorities have banned two rallies of the local Turkish community after the arrest in Turkey of a journalist of a German citizen of Turkish origin, whom Erdogan called “German agent”.