The tensions between Germany and Turkey, according to the torture allegations of the world-author Deniz Yücel. In addition, President Erdogan with football Fans. News-Ticker.
The party of the Turkish President Erdogan cancels election results from Istanbul, The elections in the metropolis of Istanbul are for 23. June terminated. Torture allegations, and cancelled the mayor-choice: click Here to go to the past events
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10.11 PM: Recep Tayyip Erdogan lies down with football fans from the home. Shortly before the start of a match in the Turkish League, Fans of the ailing top clubs Fenerbahce Istanbul had taken political party, and in chorus the Slogan “Everything will be very well!”. This designation was not based around the sporting fortunes of their favorite clubs, instead of the opposition candidate Ekrem imamo?lu, with this Motto, in a repeat of the mayoral election in the metropolis of Istanbul.
Ekrem imamo?lu had decided at the end of March, the already-conducted election against the candidate from Erdogan’s party. At the request of the Turkish President, this was cancelled, however, in the meantime, and is now at 23. June be repeated. Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the football fans and pointed out that his party had built the stadium of Fenerbahce finally: “We did it, we can!”
Earlier, Erdogan had rejected the criticism of the cancellation of the mayoral election is sharp, and the NATO countries of Germany, attacked: “Our people will not bow to threats and pressure,” said the head of state during an appearance in the million metropolis on the Bosporus. Anyone who attempts to overthrow the “elected Venezuelan head of state,” Nicolás Maduro, “can not speak of democracy,” said Erdogan. With a view to the Situation in the Middle East, Erdogan added, moreover, who have nothing against the “Israeli terrorist” organization, should say “nothing about our fight for rights”. The Turkish election Commission had been held in the last week of a complaint, the governing AKP party of Erdogan, and a repetition of the election in Istanbul from 31. March arranged.
Erdogan reacts to criticism to cancellation of mayor election
09.05 PM: led to The allegations of torture of the journalist Deniz Yücel have new tensions between Turkey and Germany. The Ministry of foreign Affairs in Ankara rejected the statement of the world reporter that he had been tortured during his year-long detention time in Turkey, on Sunday sharply. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was also responding irritably to criticism of the cancellation of the mayoral election in Istanbul.
The competent public Prosecutor’s office had investigated the allegations in the case, Yücel in the past and decided that the matter will not be pursued, informed the foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy. The reminder of the foreign office, to adhere to the Anti-torture Convention of the United Nations, he described as totally unfounded.
Yucel was imprisoned until February 2018 for a year without charge or indictment in Turkey. At the same time with his release from the high security prison in Silivri, near Istanbul, and the departure to Germany, the Prosecutor’s indictment arose because of terrorist propaganda and incitement to hatred. On Friday Yücel had a say in the process before the district court of Berlin that he had been tortured in the first days of his detention, and he made Erdogan responsible for this.
dpa/pf
