Germany arrests Turkish man suspected of spying for Turkey
BERLIN -- German police have arrested a 31-year-old Turkish man who is suspected of providing information on Kurds living in Germany to Turkish intelligence agencies, the German federal prosecutor's office announced on Friday.
The arrest could exacerbate tensions between NATO partners Germany and Turkey, which has accused Berlin of harboring militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) - fighting a three-decade-old armed campaign for autonomy - and far-leftists of the DHKP-C, which has carried out attacks in Turkey.
German officials reject that claim.
The prosecutor's office said in a statement police had arrested the man, identified only by the initials M.S., in Hamburg on Thursday and searched his home.
"The accused is strongly suspected of working for the Turkish intelligence agency and providing information about Kurds living in Germany, including their whereabouts, contacts and political activities," it said.
