Turkey and Germany

German President pays visit to Ankara

German President pays visit to Ankara

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will end his three-day visit to Turkey on April 24 with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …

Türkiye joins Sky Shield Initiative

Türkiye joins Sky Shield Initiative

Türkiye has joined a defense shield project that aims to strengthen the European anti-ballistic air defense system, formally known as the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). Along with Türkiye, Greece also joined the …

Erdoğan to meet Scholz next week

Erdoğan to meet Scholz next week

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a visit to Berlin on Novembr 16-17 to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The sides will discuss the latest developments regarding the …

Erdoğan and Scholz to discuss conflict in Middle East

Erdoğan and Scholz to discuss conflict in Middle East

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold talks with Olaf Scholz. The leaders of the two states will discuss the situation in the Middle East. Scholz believes that Türkiye can play an important role in reducing tensions.

Germany prevents Turkish citizens from voting

Germany prevents Turkish citizens from voting

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the German authorities refused to allow Ankara to open additional polling stations in 9 regions of the country during the general elections

Turkish FM and German president discuss NATO enlargement

Turkish FM and German president discuss NATO enlargement

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Brazil and discussed the situation in Syria. "We discussed the situation in Syria and NATO enlargement," Cavusoglu said …

Erdoğan and Scholz discuss regional relations

Erdoğan and Scholz discuss regional relations

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the bilateral relations and regional relations in a phone call, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said in a statement. …

Turkey, Germany to cooperate in negotiations with Taliban

Turkey, Germany to cooperate in negotiations with Taliban

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed bilateral contacts with the Taliban movement (prohibited in Russia) with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In her opinion, the parties may conduct such negotiations in the future. …

Merkel and Erdogan to meet in Istanbul

Merkel and Erdogan to meet in Istanbul

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to pay a working visit to Turkey on October 16 upon the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to a statement from Turkey's Communication Directorate, the talks in …

Turkey attracts 12 mln tourists in first 11 months of 2020

Turkey attracts 12 mln tourists in first 11 months of 2020

Turkey attracted 12.03 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of 2020, the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry said on Friday. The figures fell 71.95% year-on-year in the January-November period from 42.9 million, the …

Erdoğan tells Merkel Turkey wants to turn over new page

Erdoğan tells Merkel Turkey wants to turn over new page

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a video conference on Dec. 19 discussed bilateral ties and Turkey-EU relations, Hurriyet daily news reports. "Turkey wants …

Cavusoglu and Maas discusses Nagorno-Karabakh tensions

Cavusoglu and Maas discusses Nagorno-Karabakh tensions

Turkey's foreign minister on Tuesday discussed with his German counterpart the latest developments on the Azerbaijan-Armenia row and the Eastern Mediterranean. According to the Foreign Ministry, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Heiko Mass …

Erdogan and Merkel discuss Syria and Libya

Erdogan and Merkel discuss Syria and Libya

Turkish and German leaders Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Angela Merkel discussed developments in Syria and Libya, as well as the fight against the coronavirus, Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said Wednesday. The office said …

Germany condemns prison term for German journalist in Turkey

Germany condemns prison term for German journalist in Turkey

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called the prison sentence handed down on German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel an "absolutely wrong signal" and "does not help build confidence in the implementation of the principles of …