turkey has begun to porting people it believes to be a foreign terrorist fighters thousands are currently detained in turkish camps a family of 7 has arrived here in berlin germany's foreign ministry has confirmed their german citizenship but says it doesn't know whether any of them are fighters of the so-called islamic state turkey has said it will deport 23 more european nationals in the next few days. so let's bring in our chief political editor mckayla mckayla what do we know about these deportees that have just arrived here in germany and their connection to islamic state or any other militant group. well it's a family of 7 who turkey describes as foreign terrorist fighters according to germany's interior ministry there's no evidence here and any at least that they were actually involved in any kind of combat situation in even the link to this is not firmly established and no arrest warrants and as soon as they arrive they will be put through procedures 1st of all to establish their identity their german citizenship we believe they come from lower saxony the town of hilda's time and that's where they will also rather well known as part of the salafist scene b

and unwelcome arrivals in berlin germany turkey says there are german fighters for so-called islamic state the german cover.

germany is providing weapons for this war. and it just tears me apart inside. to talk. english the german government has condemned the turkish offensive and his band new arms exports to turkey but berlin has not cancelled existing weapons contracts. germany is the world's 3rd largest arms exporter so we're selling weapons to dictators like air to one and we don't really care what happens with these weapons these in. arms exports are highly controversial in germany the kurds are strictly opposed to weapon sales to turkey and they take to the streets over it like here in berlin the demonstrators are demanding economic sanctions against ankara and a stop to the fighting and northern syria. the west has left the kurds to fend for themselves the kurds and are on their own. we're trying to apply a bit of political pressure including on the german government on the whole of the . country no once to demonstrate that the turkish attacks against the kurds in northern syria are not forgotten. that. 72 people died in the grenfell tower fire in london 2 years ago now a special commission has revealed its initial findings regarding the catastrophe. you know the big. brand fell tower in flames the f

turkey has started to porting people believed to be foreign terrorist fighters thousands are currently detained in turkish camps a group of 7 has arrived here in berlin germany's foreign ministry has confirmed their german citizenship but says it doesn't know whether any of them are fighters of the so-called islamic state turkey said it will to ports 23 more european nationals in the next few days. and let's get more on the story with our chief political editor. so what do we know about these deportees and their connections to the so-called islamic state or any other militant groups. but we know that they are citizens that's been confirmed here and we know that turkey refers to them as foreign terrorist fighters but according to the interior ministry here it's by no means established that they were really close to islamic state or any terrorist organization here in germany they are well known to the or storage fees they are seen as part of the salafist scene in those saxony where they originally come from so if there is more evidence handed over by the turkish authorities to the german authorities there might be a real case to build also criminal case but for

berlin after a visit to turkey. they traveled there in january and were arrested shortly afterwards. back in germany, they were met by the police. the turkish government claims they were intending to travel on hysteria, but there is no proof of that. it is known that some family members were involved with the islamist movement in their hometown in germany, and may have sympathized with the so-called islamic state. that in itself is not a crime. one son is said to have been a member of the german islamic circle, which is led by a radical cleric and was banned at two years ago. it is not clear what will happen to the family who are not facing arrest. >> we have to assess the potential threat posed by these in each individual case. you constantly say that every person--you can't recently said that every person coming back represents a danger. but we make extensive checks to determine what steps the police or local authorities need to take. reporter: opposition politician say the government has failed to put measures in place to deal with the return of islamic state supporters. >> the government has had

was called idiots in berlin opposition parties say such coordination could have begun much earlier in the turkey had long since made its intentions clear. let's get more on germany's a perspective on this issue i'm joined now by d. w's brady kids the german government's obviously is very reluctant about taking back i s fighters and their relatives from syria because of security reasons it does so we have an obligation however to take back its citizens. germany does indeed have an obligation to take these people back and as german citizens they have the right to return here and be repatriated unlike in some other european countries for example like the u.k. for example they have actually revoked the citizenship of people that have been found to be i.r.s. feiss what we'll have when those of course as we heard in the report that is also still unclear but as far as germany is concerned these people do have the right to return here and now the question is what germany actually does with them when they return let's talk a little bit more about that kid what is germany's policy does germany have a kind of rehabilitation program for people who want to return home or do th

members of the same family arrived back in berlin after a visit to turkey they traveled there in january and were arrested shortly afterwards back in germany they met by the police the turkish government claims they were intending to travel on to syria but there's no proof of that it's known that some family members were involved with the islamist movement in the home town in germany and may have sympathized with the so-called islamic state that's in itself is not a crime one son is said to have been a member of the german islamic circle which is led by the radical cleric abu were law and was banned 2 years ago it's not clear what will now happen to the family who are not facing the rest. that's the fallen put inside us when we have to assess the potential threat posed by these written needs in each individual case. you can simply say that every person coming back represents a danger in sufficient proof but we make extensive checks to determine what steps the police or local authorities need to take your vision and be here you'll need to come to questions in opposition politicians say the government has failed to put measures in place to d

berlin opposition parties say such coordination could have become much earlier and that turkey had long since made its intentions clear. i spoke with our correspondent brady and i asked her if germany has any obligation to take back its citizens well the skepticism is still there but at the same time it's important to understand that. germany is indeed obliged to take these people back now as we had there in the report there are a number of places in the e.u. a number of member states which have revoked citizens' citizenship and that is not the case in germany so these people who have been deemed to be german nationals they have the right to return to germany and does germany have a rehabilitation program for the people who do come back and the people who joined us and want to come back and be integrated back into society. well this is all part of a much bigger debate which is being going on in germany for many many months now as many i asked fighters of war ready started to trickle back into germany who have decided to come back on their own accord now there are some programs that have already been set up particularly in prisons and also in addition to radicalize in i-s. militants

berlin opposition parties say such chord nation could have begun much earlier in the turkey had long since made its intentions clear. earlier we spoke with correspondent kate brady we asked her if germany has any obligation to take back its citizens well the skepticism is still there but at the same time it's important to understand that. germany is indeed obliged to take these people back now as we had there in the report there are a number of places in the e.u. number of member states which have revoked citizens' citizenship and that is not the case in germany so these people who have been deemed to be german nationals they have the right to return to germany. now when you think of animals that can lend humans some emotional support what comes to mind most likely dogs or cats probably not a pig well lou you see behind me is what's known as a therapy pig she's part of a program that brings trained therapy animals to the airports to lift spirits and ease the fear of flying. let's. just remember to work fully you live she's part of san francisco international airport swag brigade she's not catching any flights but their presence might help stressed out the past and just relax. people ar

berlin opposition parties say such coordination could have begun much earlier in that turkey had long since made its intentions clear. earlier we spoke with g w correspondent kate brady and we asked her if germany has any obligation to take back its citizens. well the skepticism is still there but at the same time it's important to understand that. germany is indeed obliged to take these people back now as we had there in the report there are a number of places in the e.u. number of member states which have revoked citizens' citizenship and that is not the case in germany so these people who have been deemed to be german nationals they have the right to return to germany or spain's political deadlock looks set to continue prime minister pedro sanchez and his socialist party got the most votes in sunday's general election but again fell short of a majority far right vox party which strongly opposes catalonian independence made the biggest gains it was spain's 4th election in as many years. for the papers it's clear pedro sanchez won the election but how he plans to bring together a majority capable of governing remains a mystery even to his supporters. outside the socialist party headquarters th

berlin a new partnership for india and germany chancellor anglo-american all and prime minister narendra modi and now a raft of deals as they seek to build closer industrial and strategic times. also coming up turkey and russia begin joint patrols in northeastern syria aimed at pushing kurdish militias out of the region and resettling millions of syrian refugees there but opponents say if the human catastrophe in the making. and germany gets ready to celebrate 30 years since the wall came down a massive art project is unveiled here in berlin. thousands of colorful streamers with messages of love and peace. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. german chancellor angela merkel and indian prime minister narendra modi have been holding trade talks in delhi the 2 leaders signed a series of agreements strengthening industrial and strategic links mr modi also announced of the 2 countries would work to combat terrorism and extremism but despite the show of unity there are still divisions. india's prime minister pulls out all the stops of the german chancellor the woman he likes to describe as a great leader. his clampdown in kashmir would remain the elephant in the room for much of the da

laura: in other news, turkey has deported several suspected supporters of the so-called islamic state to germany. bthe group, includingy, was escorted on a flight to berlin. german security sources say there is not enough evidence to bring charges against them. israel says rockets have been fired from the gaza strip hours after a cease-fire was announced with the militant group islamic jihad. more than 30 palestinians were killedtwo days of clashes. investigators looking into wot own flight mh17 over ukraine have released intercepted phone calls which they claim show close links between high-ranking russian officials and rebel suspects who are on trial over the incident. 283 people were killed when the plane was brought down. the calls raised questions about ible involvement of top officials in moscow, accding to investigators. today, the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, said president trump has already admitted to bribery when it comes to the ukraine phone call which is at the heart of the impeachme inquiry. her comments come a day before a second public hearing which will feature the former ukraine ambassador mie yovanovitch. when it comes to contin

turkey and u.s. in syria. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has visited an american military base. he is in germany to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war. german defense minister kramp-karrenbauer has called for a more active military presence. they have had minor roles because of constitutional restrictions imposed after world war ii. chill yes' president will seek to raise the minimum wage by 15% and investigate human rights abuses by police. he tries to quell the country's worst unrest. truckers blocked higighways and there have been rerenewed demonstrations in the capital of santiago. this is d.w. news from berlin. follow us on twitter at dwnews. i'll be right back with "the day." . yeah but it is welcome to live from paris world news and analysis from france twenty four a month going these are the headlines six more protests the seven killed in baghdad security forces fired live rounds the protesters who dismantling a barrier in place to stop them march and for more i reported killed us troops for. sittin in bastrop. brain death of nato in a frank interview. the bridge between the french president

story here in berlin good evening to you melinda turkey announced that in the next few days you've got a total of 11 german citizens he will be repatriated the 1st have arrived here in germany what do we know about the ones who've arrived and about their connection to islamic state. this is a family of 7 people including 4 women and a baby who was born in detention in turkey they were originally from iraq but all but one of them have german citizenship and they had been living in the eastern german town of hilda simon till early this year when they went to turkey apparently hoping to go on to syria but in fact after a couple of months turkish authorities detained them and held them until now a spokesperson for the turkish interior ministry referred to them as foreign terrorist fighters but a spokesman for germany's interior ministry said that there is no confirmation of that that he has no indication that in fact that is the case and it's worth noting that although german citizens in principle have a right to return if they are known to have fought for foreign terrorist organizations under a new law passed this spring they can be stripped of their german passport clearly th