reporter: the town of florsheim is an hour away.his is where the journalist deniz yucel grew up and went to school. worried about his safety in jail, his parents are refusing to talk to the media. the same holds for most of the german-turkish community here. only one shop owner is willing to talk to us about yucel's detention. >> some people say it's right. others say it's wrong. right because he interviewed people from a terror organization. why did he do that? that's a problem for the turkish state. but i think everyone is responsible for their own actions. reporter: other locals in florsheim don't really understand why some people of turkish descent are supporting erdogan. >> they grew up here. how could they believe these things? i guess they just watch turkish tv and think that what's being said there is the truth. reporter: turkish newspapers are widely available in germany, including the pro-government daily "sabah." it is a vocal critic anyone who opposes erdogan, and says that deniz yucel is a terrorist. the paper's german