Germany cautions citizens on Turkey after activist jailed
BERLIN - Germany on Thursday told all citizens traveling to Turkey to exercise caution following the jailing of a human rights activist who had no previous links to the country, which Germany's foreign minister said shows that "every German citizen in Turkey" could suffer the same fate.
Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said he also can't see how the German government can continue to guarantee German companies' investments in Turkey in light of the threat of "arbitrary expropriations for political reasons."
He added that Berlin will talk with its European Union partners about the future of pre-accession financial aid for Ankara, which is in slow-moving talks to join the bloc.
The German government will consider those questions and "further measures" over the coming weeks, Gabriel said.
