Turkey's Erdogan says Germany 'aiding' terror'

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Berlin of "aiding and harbouring" terror after German authorities banned rallies courting support from Turkish expatriates for a constitutional change to expand Erdogan's powers, reports AFP.Ankara and Berlin were locked in acrimony and Erdogan also claimed a detained correspondent working for Germany's Die Welt newspaper was a spy, an accusation Germany said "makes no sense." "They need to be put on trial for aiding and harbouring terror," Erdogan said, criticising German authorities who had allowed outlawed Kurdish leaders to speak but had blocked rallies where Turkish ministers sought to address the Turkish community.
The president also claimed that Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yucel, who was detained on Monday on terror-related charges, was a "German agent."
Turks vote on April 16 on whether to create a presidential system -- a change that the government says will ensure political stability, but which critics say will drag Turkey into one-man rule.

 

Turkeys Erdogan says Germany aiding terror

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Berlin of aiding and harbouring terror after German authorities banned rallies courting support from Turkish expatriates for a constitutional change to expand Erdogans powers, reports AFP.Ankara and Berlin were locked in acrimony and Erdogan also claimed a detained correspondent working for Germanys Die Welt newspaper was a spy, an accusation Germany said makes no sense. They need to be put on trial for aiding and harbouring terror, Erdogan said, criticising German authorities who had allowed outlawed Kurdish leaders to speak but had blocked rallies where Turkish ministers sought to address the Turkish community. The president also claimed that Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yucel, who was detained on Monday on terror-related charges, was a German agent. Turks vote on April 16 on whether to create a presidential system -- a change that the government says will ensure political stability, but which critics say will drag Turkey into one-man rule.