Türkiye summons German ambassador over detention of Turkish journalists

Türkiye's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador over the detention of Turkish journalists in Frankfurt, Report informs via TASS.

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German police raided the office of the Turkish daily Sabah in Frankfurt, detaining Ismail Erel, the newspaper's representative in Germany, and Cemil Albay, the editor-in-chief, Report informs via Anadolu Agency.

According to information received from Sabah sources, the police raided the homes of Erel and Albay, as well as the European office of the newspaper, confiscating computers and phones.

Diplomatic sources in Ankara said that Türkiye called the detention of journalists unacceptable in the light of protecting freedom of speech, and this position was brought to the attention of the German authorities.

"The protest over the incident was expressed both in Ankara and in Berlin. Such treatment of journalists is unacceptable. Negotiations with the German authorities to release media workers are ongoing," the sources said.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and trade unions intervened in the situation.