Germany may ban political rallies of Turkish ministers

Germany may revoke approvals of visits of Turkish ministers in the country, if there are disparagement of the government, the German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.

He noted that the diplomatic note in which Berlin approved further visits by Turkish politicians had an explicit reference to the German law against disparagement, Reuters reported.

"If that happens, and there are violations of our laws, then will have to revoke the note" and approvals of various visits, Gabriel said after a meeting with EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans.