Germany says detention of Erdogan rival is ‘serious setback’ for Turkey

Germany sees the detention of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival as “a serious setback”, a position that will be communicated in the appropriate manner with Berlin’s Turkish partners, said a foreign ministry spokesperson.

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“For us, respect for democratic and constitutional principles is a fundamental prerequisite for a functioning democracy,” said the spokesperson at a regular government news conference on Wednesday.

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