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Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas will not attend the official dinner which will be given by President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier for President Erdoğan on September 27.

In response to a parliamentary inquiry of the Left Party, the Ministry of Justice of Germany has stated that Turkey has submitted 848 requests of search or arrest to the country via Interpol since the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

As many as 100 artists and academics have sent an open letter to Chancellor of Germany Merkel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel regarding Turkey’s Afrin offensive. The letter urges for government reaction against the offensive.

“Several German citizens are being held in prison, which we believe is unjustified. We therefore decided to take a new direction in our policy towards Turkey”, German Chancellor said in a press conference.

German Chancellor Merkel has met Turkey’s President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Davutoğlu