Germany provided asylum to the Turkish military, suspected in their homeland in the rebellion

Several Turkish military personnel and members of their families received political asylum in Germany, reports SueDdeutsche Zeitung . The publication does not specify the number of satisfied petitions, but notes that a positive decision was made when considering the first applications.

In April, it was reported that more than 260 Turkish diplomats and military personnelturned to the German authorities for the provision of political asylum after the failure of the coup d'etat in Turkey in the summer of 2016. The German media note that some of those who received a refuge in Germany were the owners of diplomatic passports, and also served in NATO units. Currently, the number of Turkish soldiers, diplomats, judges and high -ranking officials who want to receive political asylum in Germany has increased to 414.

According to the press, messages about the provision of fugitive military shelters can sensitively hit the already stretched relations of Berlin and Ankata. At the end of January, the Minister of Defense of Turkey Fikri Ishik demanded that Germany reject all applications from Turkish officers. In their homeland they are suspected of belonging to the conspirators and intend to judge for the attempt of a coup.

In March, a press secretary of Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn fell into criticism of Germany and Europe as a whole. He accused Western partners of supporting the terrorist organization Fetullah Gulen - the chief opponent of the country's leader Recep Edogan.

Kalyn noted that the refusal of Germany’s special services to recognize the involvement of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen to attempt the military coup in Turkey in the summer of 2016 is evidence that the Federal Republic of Germany supports his network and considers his supporters as “useful tools” in the struggle against Ankara.

At the same time, the head of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Bruno Kal said that Turkey could not convince Germany that Gulen was involved in organizing an attempt to coup: "Turkey tried to convince us of this at various levels, but so far it has not been possible."

The official Ankara considers Gulen the inspirer to attempt the couch in the summer of last year and seeks to issue it from the United States. After the coup attempt in Turkey, tens of thousands of people were detained and dismissed - military personnel, officials, university teachers, etc. According to the German Foreign Ministry, accusations of terrorism are brought in Turkey on insignificant prepositions.

The Turkish diaspora in Germany has about 4.5 million people.