Turkey summons German envoy over detention of Turkish journalists
Reuters
23-05-17 13:43
Turkey has summoned the German ambassador to Ankara to protest the arrest of two journalists. The pair, both from a pro-government Turkish newspaper, were arrested by German police on suspicion of dangerous dissemination of personal data. The Turkish Foreign Ministry claims the journalists’ reporting on the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen had prompted a complaint by one of its members, and demanded their immediate release. Turkish authorities say the Gulen network was responsible for a 2016 coup attempt, and label it a terrorist organisation.