secret deal to approve the factory in exchange for the recent release of the german journalist denise you joe also minister the foreign minister would never admit it but in my view it's perfectly clear there's a connection there if you look at the whole story i assume there's a direct link to balances among exist yet the german foreign ministry has denied those claims it says the country's acting government doesn't have the mandate to make such a deal and the putting on the stick with this country's future governing coalition has agreed in its negotiations to further tighten the weapons exports so i wouldn't be able to support an agreement like that. after turkey's controversial use of german leopard tanks against the kurds in northern syria both sides know a strengthening of ankara and butlins military ties would likely be unpopular. while turkish officials have said the trial of denis your chair will begin on june twenty eighth in istanbul no charges were made against him during his here in detention but on the day of his release last friday he was charged with supporting terrorism or i wan

secret deal to approve the factory in exchange for the recent release of the german journalist denise you joe also known as the the foreign minister would never admit it but in my view it's perfectly clear there's a connection there if you look at the whole story i assume is a direct link to. the german foreign ministry has denied those claims it says the country's acting government doesn't have the mandate to make such a deal and the putting on this to court this country's future governing coalition has agreed in its negotiations to further tighten the weapons exports so i wouldn't be able to support an agreement like that. after turkey's controversial use of german leopard tanks against the kurds in northern syria both sides know a strengthening of ankara and butlins military ties would likely be unpopular. well now i'm a gret karrenbauer might not be a name that rolls off the tongue especially for non german speakers try saying it ten times fast but you might be hearing it a lot more because in the future because chancellor angela merkel has told her conservative c.d.u. party that she woul

short term what's your view on her or what can you tell us about the connection between denise you joe his release and dennis you joe the person and the current situation in syria the war the incursion that turkey finds itself what's the connection between those two . well at first sight i think there's little connection of course but if we look take the general picture of how and taki tries to mend fences on the one hand and wage war on the other hand. in a year or two years ago the main focus of on was europe and so far as he described europe and particularly germany as the as the enemy at the as as the adversary he stirred up public opinion against europe and germany. with the war going on in syria things have changed no he is in a very difficult position in with the americans arguing about the role of the syrian kurds. there was even the prospect of a possible conflict between the u.s. and turkey in syria so there are lots of problems at that front and since. i think late late summer fall last year tried to mend has tried to mend fences with europe and particularly germany and in h

the short term and what's your view on her or what can you tell us about the connection between denise you joe his release and dennis you joe the person and the current situation in syria the war the incursion that turkey finds itself what's the connection between those two . well at first sight i think there's a little connection of course but if we look take the general picture of how and taki tries to mend fences on the one hand and wage war on the other hand. in a year or two years ago the main focus of on was europe and so far as he described europe and particularly germany as the as the enemy at the s. as the adversary he stirred up public opinion against europe and germany. with the war going on in syria things have changed no he is in a very difficult position in with the americans arguing about the role of the syrian kurds. there was even the prospect of a possible conflict between the u.s. and turkey in syria so there are lots of problems at that front and. since. i think late late summer fall last year tried to mend has tried to mend fences with europe and particularly germany and i

from the palace of justice in his stumble to a high security prison at celebrity that's where denise you joe was held in pretrial detention. but the defendant supporters turned out again and again to protest what they consider the anti-democratic policies of the turkish government. which has the best known journalist among the defendants he's been in jail for more than a year. another journalist at all times his brother and four others were sentenced to life in prison just hours after your job was released. how far has turkey moved away from the rule of law. the big question how far is turkey moved away from the rule of law and michel i was just talking about the prospects of normalization of relations between germany and turkey gemma's to be a very prominent green politician with turkey's german roots has come out and said normalization of this point in time is absolutely not possible is he right to review. and i think that's clear to everyone here in germany that you cannot it's not just the chancellor merkel it but you know what she tries her best you know she is someone who never ever es

prime minister been ali today and one of the issues likely to be on their agenda is the case of denise you joe now he's the german journalist who's been jailed in turkey for the past year on terrorism charges charges human rights groups say are politically motivated now on the one year anniversary of his incarceration germany's foreign minister renewed demands for his release those demands were echoed by each all supporters at a protest here in berlin the w.'s funny how char was there. everywhere that these men and women are not preparing for a party. we're not here for fun even though it may look like it we're here because we seem to manage to his release for a year now calling on politicians one turkish politicians with possible we want to make sure that his case remains in focus is up in the sense. that we are not here for fun that's also his final of the new book by. the. behind bars in istanbul it's been one year since then six shelves arrested even though he's not been charged with anything turkish authorities are saying he was spreading terrorist propaganda and inciting hatred of the su

short term what's your view on her or what can you tell us about the connection between denise you joe his release and dennis you joe the person and the current situation in syria the war the incursion that turkey finds itself what's the connection between those two . well at first sight i think there's little connection of course but if we look take the general picture of how and taki tries to mend fences on the one hand and wage war on the other hand. in a year or two years ago the main focus of two on was europe and so far as he described europe and particularly germany as the as the enemy at the s. as the adversary he stirred up public opinion against europe and germany. with the war going on in syria things have changed no he is in a very difficult position in with the americans arguing about the role of the syrian kurds. there was even the prospect of a possible conflict between the u.s. and turkey in syria so there are lots of problems at that front and one since. i think late late summer fall last year tried to mend has tried to mend fences with europe and particularly germany

from the palace of justice in histon bull to a high security prison at celebrity that's where denise you joe was held in pretrial detention. but the defendant supporters turned out again and again to protest what they consider the anti-democratic policies of the turkish government. which is the best known journalist among the defendants and he's been in jail for more than a year. another journalist at all times his brother and four others were sentenced to life in prison just hours after your job was released. how far has turkey moved away from the rule of law. the big question how far is turkey moved away from the rule of law and michel i was just talking about the prospects of normalization of relations between germany and turkey gemma's to be a very prominent green politician with turkey's german roots has come out and said normalization of this point in time is absolutely not possible is he right to review. and i think that's clear to everyone here in germany that you cannot but it's not to the chancellor merkel yet but you know what she tries her best you know she is someone who never e