Protestors carry placards during a demonstration to support arrested German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel outside theTurkish Embassy in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel questioned how Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would know that an arrested German-Turkish journalist was a spy before he went on trial.
Relations between Ankara and Berlin have been strained in recent weeks after Deniz Yucel, a journalist for German newspaper Die Welt, was arrested in Ankara last month. In addition bans on planned rallies by Turkish ministers in Germany to drum up support for Erdogan have also caused anger.
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