Germany bans Erdogan from addressing ethnic Turks outside G20 summit

‘German officials have rejected a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address ethnic Turks in Germany, citing security concerns and strained relations between the two countries.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday that Berlin had received a request from Turkey if there would be a possibility for Erdogan to speak to members of the Turkish diaspora in Germany next week when he travels to the EU country to attend a G20 summit.
“I explained weeks ago to my Turkish colleagues that we don’t think that would be a good idea,” Gabriel said, adding, “I also said quite frankly that such an appearance would not be appropriate given the current adversarial situation with Turkey.”’
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