Politicians concerned over Ankara's influence on Turks in Germany


  • World
  • Sunday, 07 Aug 2016

Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan hold up their mobile phones and wave Turkish flags ahead of his visit in Lanxess Arena in Cologne in this May 24, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians voiced concern on Sunday about the growing influence of Ankara on people with Turkish roots living in Germany.

Germany has seen violence in the past between nationalist Turks and militant Kurds and officials fret that tensions in Turkish society following last month's attempted coup could spill over onto its soil.

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