Turkey on Saturday lashed out at “arrogant” German reaction to comments by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging ethnic Turks in Germany to vote against both parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition. The latest spat between Ankara and Berlin risks propelling a months-long crisis in ties between the two NATO ...
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel hit out Friday against “interference” by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany’s elections, after the Turkish leader urged Turks living abroad not to vote for parties from the ruling coalition. “That is an unprecedented act of interference in the sovereignty of our country,” Gabriel ...