Germany is committing suicide, says Turkey's Erdoğan

Talking to Germany’s weekly publication Die Zeit, President Erdoğan said ‘Germany is committing suicide’ by not allowing him to speak with 'his fellow countrymen in Germany' while he will be in Hamburg for the G20 summit.

Tension between the two NATO allies persist as German authorities did not give permission to President Erdoğan to hold a large public meeting with the Turkish Diaspora in Germany.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan will be holding talks on the sidelines of upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Chancellor’s spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday (July 5).

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-germany-turkey-idUSKBN19Q1DK