“Dear Mr. Erdogan, don’t!”

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“Dear Mr. Erdogan, don’t!”

EU Parliament President, Martin Schulz, is upset. It was “a powerful piece” that the Turkish Premier of Germany’s call for democratic rights, because he felt caricatured, said Schulz.

The President as the devil: Screenshot from the “extra-3″contribution, “A song for Erdogan”

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EU Parliament President Martin Schulz has criticized the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for its diplomatic Intervention because of a satirical contribution in the German TV sharp. “It is unacceptable that the President of another country requires that we restrict in Germany on democratic rights, because he feels caricatured,” said Schulz of the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag”. “We need Erdogan to make clear: In our country there is democracy. The end.”

Politicians have to live with Satire, even Erdogan

Schulz called for a clear stance towards the Turkish head of state. He knew Erdogan’s “long and well”. “He is a man of clear words. He understands as well as clear words. And here you must say: Dear Mr Erdogan, you have gone a step too far. So not”, said the SPD politician. Finally, Satire is “a fundamental element of democratic culture,” to live with the politician would have – “the Turkish President”.

German Ambassador summoned several times

Because of a Satire of the contribution of the NDR magazine “extra 3” on Erdogan, the Turkish government had called the German Ambassador in Ankara, Martin Erdmann, summoned, and a deletion of the post.

The satirist had impaled with a umgedichteten Nena Song, the handling of the President with the freedom of the press and human rights. In consequence, the Federal government also came under criticism because they have been too hesitant against the diplomatic approach of Turkey and it is only too late to the public for freedom of the press.

Also, Erdmann’s presence at the opening of espionage trial against two leading journalists of the Turkish newspaper “Cumhuriyet” had a Call from the Ambassador. Moreover, the Turkish judiciary had recently asked the government-critical newspaper “Zaman” under forced administration.

Dealing with Kurds–conflict address

“We cannot remain silent to violations of fundamental rights in Turkey, just because we work together in the refugee issue,” he said. Rather, the EU should denounce “these violations, and permanently on freedom of expression and human rights issues discuss with Turkey”. “A country in which the President of the Republic diplomats attacked in public, because you are watching a process, is also denounced to the public,” said Schulz. The escalation of the Kurdish conflict must be addressed. “Here there can be no military solution, Turkey will have to return to the peace process,” demanded the European politicians.

Refugee Pact the EU is not dependent on the

At the same time, Schulz defended the EU-refugee Pact with Turkey, the implementation of which should start on Monday. The European Union will “not be dependent on Turkey,” said the President of the EU Parliament. “In the refugee policy, we cooperate with a number of countries are the Eldorado of democracy. And we conclude the Pact with Mr Erdogan, but the Turkish Republic,” said Schulz.

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