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Erdogan on a collision course with Germany

Great performance for the President: Erdogan leaves after the failed coup, more than a Million Turks for “democracy and martyrs” to March. Germany, he accuses, however, democratic deficits.

A week after he a
Big rally in Cologne by video link to his followers was allowed to apply, has spoken of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, directly in front of more than a Million people. Erdogan, the large audience took advantage of the mass demonstration against the coup attempt of 15. July, to go again on collision course with Germany. “Germany has not allowed the video circuit, where the democracy is?”, called Erdogan. Kurdish extremists, be it in Germany, however, allowed to send via video conference.

Last Sunday had demonstrated 40,000 people in Cologne for Erdogan. The Turkish government criticized the decision as “unacceptable” and a violation of freedom of expression and freedom of Assembly. Because of the prohibition of Transmission of a subsequently ordered to the German Ambassador in Ankara.

Busting the Gulen movement

In front of a sea of red Turkish flags, Erdogan called on the Yenkapi square in Istanbul, the failed coup in mid-July was a milestone on the road to a stronger Turkey. The “enemies” had become aware of the fact that from now on everything would be more difficult. “We will check from now on exactly who we have among us.” This applies to the military as well as for the judiciary. “The other throw we make for the door.” The network of in the US-exiled Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen, Erdogan for the mastermind of the coup holds, would smash.

Against the coup, against Gülen: Over a Million Turks support Erdogan

The government’s already with full force against the followers of the preacher. According to the government, more than 60,000 state were suspended member of staff or dismissed. More than 13,000 Suspects are in custody.

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Once again, Erdogan was open for a re-introduction of the death penalty. The Parliament should vote for the introduction of the death penalty, so he’ll approve of this, he said. Finally, there is the death penalty in many other countries. Similar to had spoken to Erdogan shortly after the coup attempt. Erdogan was received with his Statement, apparently, on the Call of the demonstration participants chanted loudly “death penalty”.

The chances of Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU) would make the same impossible. The German Vice-Chancellor and SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel said in a just before Erdogan’s speech led television interview, was to introduce Turkey, the death penalty, would it not make more sense to negotiate accession to the EU. At present, however, he does not think that a breakdown of negotiations for reasonable. “In the situation we are now, we have to search every conversation channel for Turkey,” he said.

Austria’s foreign Minister Sebastian announced Shortly, however, resistance in the EU Council of foreign Ministers against the opening of new chapters in the negotiations, for which a unanimous decision is needed. Also FDP-Chef Christian Lindner, called for an end to the accession talks. He threw Erdogan in the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” in addition, an authoritarian Regime to build tailored solely to his Person. “We are witnessing a coup from above, as in 1933, after the Reichstag fire.”

Shoulder-to-shoulder with the Opposition

At the Demonstration under the slogan “democracy and martyrs-Assembly” took part also representatives of the opposition parties. Were charged opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the center-left CHP and the head of the ultra-nationalist MHP, Devlet Bahceli. The pro-Kurdish HDP is not, however, had asked Erdogan because of their alleged Connections to the outlawed Kurdish workers ‘ party PKK.

In addition to CHP-opposition leader Kilicdaroglu (image) also spoke to the head of the ultra-nationalist MHP

Kilicdaroglu called on to bear the “reconciliation culture” in the future. Bahceli called for an Overcoming of the “polarization” of the Turkey and said:”Let us turn the page.” Army chief Hulusi Akar – had been detained by the coup leaders captured – called subversives from the ranks of the armed forces “Monster and a traitor with bloody hands in military uniform”.

In the case of the failed coup on December 15. July at least 273 people were killed, including, according to the government 239 “martyrs,” i.e., civilians and government security forces loyal to the. The large rally on Sunday in the metropolis on the Bosporus began with a minute of silence for the victims of the coup attempt.

vk/sc (afp, dpa, rtr)