Turks Safe in Germany, Merkel Says, Dismissing Ankara’s Warning
TEHRAN – Turks can safely come to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday, dismissing a warning from Ankara that its citizens should take care when travelling there due to “an increase in anti-Turkish sentiment.” Tensions between Berlin and Ankara have been bubbling for months and Turkey’s warning on Sept. 9 came after Germany’s foreign ministry […]
National karateka to depart for Germany
TEHRAN – Iranian karate practitioners will leaver Tehran for Leipzig to compete at the sixth stage of Karate 1 Premier League. The three-day event will attract as many as 1350 karate practitioners from 87 countries to the German city of Leipzig from September 08-10. The Persian squad to attend the upcoming round of Karate 1 […]
Germany likely to rethink relations with Turkey: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has denounced Turkey’s move to arrest two more German citizens, pledging a more decisive reaction or perhaps reconsideration of Berlin’s relations with Ankara. “Considering today’s events, perhaps we need to reconsider further’’ German policy toward Turkey, Merkel told a business group in the southern city of Nuremberg on Friday. “This has […]