relations following up to several talks german government officials and turkish government officials had the last time we didn't pay any political price for that and we appreciate the decision of the turkish state but the reason for the crucial situation in turkey is i think the state of emergency which justice and media are to be free and independent and we have what we expect is that the turkish government is also thinking about the release of that state of emergency coming back to normal democratic and legal structures and the country and this is not yet decided the case then is just jail is now positive decided but it's not the situation is

rocky tense months that we've seen so release of dentistry jealous a positive signal for the german turkish relations following up to several talks german government officials and turkish government officials had the last time we didn't pay any political price for that and we appreciate the decision of the turkish state but the reason for the crucial situation in turkey is i think the state of emergency which justice and media are to be free and independent and we have what we expect is that the turkish government is also thinking about the release of that state of emergency coming back to normal democratic and legal structures and the country and this is not yet decided the case then is just jail is now positive decided but it's not the situation is so clear that it is each of course you mentioned it was highly symbolic for this these tense relations that there are other there are five other german nationals believed to be held on political grounds of some of them journalists what would be your expectation now what would have to be the next step for mark the next step is that. all those pr

confirmed that dennis is out of prison what this really is hope for the other journalists the german turkish journalists who also be held in custody in turkey. americal spokesperson earlier said that dennis you jells case was the first one and the german government has always made it clear that they're not just talking about this you jail they're talking about the fact that according to their opinion turkey is putting innocent people into prison and not even giving them a formal charge and that that is something that needs to be discussed and that needs to be criticised and even chancellor angela merkel has been very vocal in her criticism we know her as somebody who is reluctant to voice criticism openly usually she will only do so if things are. really important so she did that a few times and that was a clear indication that they were always talking not just about this single case they were always talking about the general situation the german citizens are in custody and of course this is all linked to the fact that the german government is very critical of turkish authorities interfering

denis you joan touches down in berlin the german turkish journalist was released after spending a year in a turkish prison in this video aired on twitter you jealous sang to supporters bunty expressed regrets for the many jailed journalists he's leaving behind in germany strike a secret deal to have him released. hello and welcome to the program i marry in evanston and it's good to have you with us. day two the munich security conference is underway here in germany leaders from around the world are meeting to discuss global security challenges with a focus this year on europe british prime minister to resign may used her address to stress the importance of maintaining strong ties between the u.k. and europe in a post brags that world transatlantic times during the trump era were also in the spotlight in speeches by the german foreign minister and the u.s. national security advisor h.r. mcmaster. standing by for us in munich is mission to krishna our chief political editor. so the german foreign minister is in my gob to get was the first leader to speak at this morning and he expressed

build a tank factory might have been agreed in exchange for the release last week of imprisoned german turkish journalist aneesh. well the german foreign ministry has denied those claims but free democrat lawmaker gere's so rice says he's suspicious. i also missed the bit about 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 that i assume is a direct link to bob says i'm going. to help sort this out let's bring in d.w. political correspondent thomas thomas what do you make of speculation that an arms deal was behind the release of german turkish journalist and you chief. terry as of now that's only speculation there has been a big debate here in germany and not only in recent days after the release of mr chad about that possible deal but there are no concrete deal no concrete details about this if you ask german authorities they will say there was no deal involved in five german foreign minister gabriele said that he didn't request anything and didn't receive anything that the release of mr shadow was a dir

dennis you down in berlin the german turkish journalist was released after spending a year in a turkish prison and in this video published on twitter you jail thanked his supporters but he expressed regret for the many jailed journalists he's leaving behind. hello and welcome i'm mary and i haven't seen it's good to have you with us during . security in the european union after bragg's it and transatlantic ties in the trump era those were the topics dominating a second day of speeches at the munich security conference here in germany german foreign ministers the goblin hill and british prime minister to resign may were among the leaders that took to the podium to outline global security challenges and their vision to fix them in the event is considered the most important annual gathering of security policy makers from around the world. standing by for us in munich is mission to krishna our chief political editor. so the german foreign minister is in my gob to get was the first leader to speak this morning and he expressed concern about u.s. foreign policy under the trump administration

nothing confirmed it's a lot of speculation and some are saying there's actually a fall coming in german turkish relations we'll see about that so german takes relations thrust into the spotlight at the munich security conference which is what we're talking about really not a big focus at that security conference iranian israeli relations israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at their conference stepping out using the platform for a very dramatic warning let's listen it israel's prime minister was in hawkish form when he took to the stage and munich in a blistering speech he slammed what he calls iran's aggression in the middle east. here's a piece of that iranian drone or what's left of it after we shot it girl. i brought it here so you can see for yourself. mr zarif. do you recognize this. you should be george you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of terror on. do not test israel's resolve. netanyahu is a vehement critic of the twenty fifteen nuclear agreement negotiated between six world powers and iran and he sees that as a form of appeasement that won't prevent iran from b

denis you're jel touches down in berlin the german turkish journalist was released after spending a year and turkish prison and this video aired on twitter you gentle thanked his supporters monti expressed regret for the many jailed journalists he's leaving behind. thanks for joining us i'm marrying edelstein. some of the world's top diplomats and security officials are meeting in munich at a time when alliances that have kept the world stable for decades are showing signs of strain for its part in germany is unsure about the direction of the united states is taking in syria the u.s. and turkey support opposing sides and in europe there is braggs it and the rise of right wing populism. less armament fueled wars protesters want to make their miss it slowed unclear two world leaders attending the munich security conference. now in its second day the conference is taking place under tight is security a mirror image of global uncertainty. for us europeans it must be clear that in order to maintain our values or prosperity in our security in the world of tomorrow we have to stand united. and

germany's foreign minister has called for a german turkish journalist being held in turkish jail to receivea fair and speedy trial tennessee a child was arrested one year ago suspected of terror and espionage offenses and has still not been charged the sigma gabrielle's call comes after turkey's prime minister suggested that there may soon soon be movement in the case dennis you charles continued detention has soured relations between on korea and berlin. this maximum security prison in istanbul is where denise huge amount is being held one year after the journalists arrest and no formal charges have been made. so why the state nation it's a question for which turkish prime minister banally has a simple answer. that it is not my decision to make but the courts. i hope that he will be released soon. and i'm confident there will be development soon or not the. critics are don't feel that the judiciary will treat you case fairly. but you drams remarks have given germany renewed hope. this may not be able to miss conduct a mistake that there will be a judgment soon by. us since i don't quote mo

well germany has renewed its call for turkey to release dennis you chel one year ago the german turkish journalist was detained without charge and has been held in a turkish jail ever since the case is just one of many that have further soured relations between the two countries turkish leaders have accused huge shell of terrorist propaganda while his supporters say that it is part of the turkish government's post-coup crackdown on free speech on wednesday germany's foreign minister once again called for a fair and speedy trial and the chancellor is likely to bring up the topic in a meeting with turkey's prime minister in berlin on thursday our coverage begins with this report. this maximum security prison in istanbul is where denise is being held one year after the journalist's arrest and no formal charges have been made so why the state nation it's a question for which turkish prime minister banally has a simple answer. it is not my decision to make but the courts. i hope that he will be released soon. and i'm confident there will be development soon. critics are don't feel that the j

the turkish german journalist denys you child has been freed after a year in a turkish prison but on the same day six turkish journalists have been jailed for life for their alleged involvement of the failed coup in twenty six seeing as for you cho he is free for now but he is still facing charges in turkey accused of spreading terrorist propaganda and prosecutors are seeking a jail term of up to eight years as part of what has been a major crackdown on free speech in the country for the time being however his supporters in germany and his family are celebrating his foreign minister was the bearer of good news and. yes it's a good day then issue chalis free he's on his way to istanbul at a point from your money speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of denis you told some lawyer of the german daily developed told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our tarkus partners this started with me asking for more chancellor gerhard schroeder to open doors for us in istanbul should i went there twice for us. you took it as i thought

was exactly one year ago today that the german turkish journalist and as you joe was taken into custody by turkish authorities they've been holding him on terrorism and espionage charges and yet there's still been no indictment and no trial human rights groups say the charges are politically motivated the german government says you chose detention remains one of the biggest hurdles to improving relations with ankara and has renewed calls for his release. his colleagues in berlin are not giving up. as they've been campaigning for dennis regents release since he was imprisoned a year ago. the hash tag free ten is in place and on the roof of his newspaper's offices. hugely seen here on a talk show is surely before his arrest because according to turkish authorities he's been held on suspicion of producing terrorist propaganda and incitement to hatred. but no charges have been brought and so far no court proceedings he just spent months in solitary confinement and has only recently been moved to a normal cell. the relationship between berlin and ankara has been tense for some time and is hu

who keep advocating, who tried to raise attention, but dennis was one of the major obstacles in german-turkishelations. they are trying to get rid of that obstacle because they really want to mess ties with the german government, and they realize the cost is in it permanent crisis mode when it comes to finding relations, but i am sure there are people in germany who have an eye on these journalists cases in turkey as well. deniz yucel is no longer in turkey. sarah: thank you. we are going to head to the united states where a u.s. ground sorry -- grand -- grand jury has indicted 13 russians for the meddling in the 2016 election. rod rosenstein announced the charges at the justice department. he said the defense -- defendants conducted information warfare with the goal of sowing discord. this included charges of fraud, identity theft. this was brought by robert mueller, who is seeing this probe. for more let's bring in our correspondent alexandra. what we have here is basically dozens of pages in this indictment detailing this russian operation to influence the u.s. election. what are we to make

recapping our top story now turkish german journalist denis you chill is to be freed after a year in a turkish prison this is big news just coming out your child was jailed on suspicion of spreading propaganda in support of a terrorist organization and inciting violence he denies the allegations and in fact was never charged with any crime his detention has strained relations between germany and turkey usually impending release comes a day after german chancellor angela merkel pushed for improvement and movement on this in a bulletin meeting with turkish prime minister them. joining me now for more on this story are our correspondents doreen jones in istanbul and nina in our parliamentary studios here in berlin during turning now first to you we've got confirmation that the announcement has been made about denis released.

you germany is that chancellor has been urging the turkish government to release the jailed a german journalist and its usual cause comments came during a beating in with turkish prime minister been. the issue has soured ties between the two countries and korea has hinted that there could be movement unusual case but said it could not interfere with the judiciary accuses germany of harboring leaders of two thousand and sixteen is failed. turkey's prime minister was confronted by protesters outside the chancellery in berlin they're calling for an immediate end to turkish military operations in northern syria as well as for the release of the jail german turkish journalist dennys huge a. sense of i think it's just incredible how in turkey people who are simply interviewing dissidents are being persecuted with fascist methods. everybody should be angry about this they should be outraged and protest. sign or important. that's something the german chancellor is unable to do right although she has spoken of a souring of german turkish relations during her meeting with the older him machall

german turkish journalist dennis you child was released after a year of being held in a turkish jail without charge he had germany's top diplomats campaigning heavily for him including the german chancellor who met with turkey's prime minister on thursday. but celebration is tempered by the reality that on the very same day six other journalists were sentenced to life in prison as part of the country's post crew crackdown on dissent which has seen an estimated fifty thousand people jailed and more than one hundred fifty thousand sacked or suspended from their jobs our coverage begins with this report dennis you joe's last minutes on turkish soil before boarding a plane back to germany's freedom at last after one hmong year in jail early retirement his foreign ministers ignored job real was the bearer of good news out of speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of dennis you just employer the german daily divel the governor told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our turkish partners this started with me asking for more chanc

huge chill here in germany but of course dorian turkey had a very different perspective on this turkish german journalist tell us about the turkey's perspective and why they felt the need to could hold him in detention without charges me at. well from the ruling party. including to the turkish president of police and that's because some of the articles he was involved in research he was involved in was looking into these alleged hacked e-mails of the then turkish energy minister parata barack who's also the son in law of the president all those those alleged e-mails alleged major high level corruption. was involved in researching that and for possible articles in turkey anything to do with research into allegations of corruption against key figures of the government and in particular those linked to the president is political to who and many previous three journal journalists are in jail for writing similar. allegations so this is why in many ways he was seen as such a. toxic person from the support the point of view of supporters of the government they see this as part of what they believe th

minister says berlin it no longer knows who want to make of washington's policies also coming up the turkish german journalism done as you jel says he's glad to be free after a year in a turkish prison but he expressed concern for the many other journalists still behind bars. and law from the red carpet of the berlin film festival all have all the glitz and glamour coming up for you later on the show. hello and welcome i'm marrying evanston it's good to have you with us. we begin with the munich security conference taking place at a time when alliances that can the world stable for a decade are under strain for its part germany is unsure about the direction that the united states is taking in syria the u.s. and turkey support opposing sides and in europe there is braggs it and the rise of right wing populist. or less armament fueled wars protesters want to make their message loud and clear to world leaders attending the munich security conference and now in its second day the conference is taking place under tight security a mirror image of global uncertainty. for us europeans it must be clear that

of review is live from berlin after a year and a turkish prison without being tried or charged turkish german journalist than usual has been released and his wife was there to maintain when he got times also on the program. germany's defense minister gets out of the united states for moves to cuts in spending on the united nations and europe she says must take all of the military burden in that. i'm phil gale welcome to the program after spending a year and a turkish prison without being charged his german journalist and his usual has not been charged and released is due to return to face trial and like to date mr usuals continued detention kosta freezing relations between fallon and ankara is german foreign minister stigma gabriele who helped negotiate that his usual release. i think yes it's a good day dennis you cell is free and he's on his way to istanbul airport. and we talked extensively to our turkish partners that started with my asking former chancellor. to open doors for us in istanbul to one of them up and. i went there twice for us i also talked repeatedly with my turkish counterp

and exactly one year ago today that german journalist a dentist your child was jailed by turkish authorities they accuse him of terrorism and espionage charges burton says a politically motivated the german government is renewing cause for you just released and now it seems there's new hope the turkish prime minister has indicated they might be movement on the case soon it's been weighing heavily on german turkish relations. his colleagues in berlin are not giving up. as they've been campaigning for dentistry just released since he was imprisoned a year ago the hash tag free dan is in plays and on the roof of his newspaper's offices. future as seen here on a truck show shortly before his arrest because according to turkish authorities he's been held on suspicion of producing terrorist propaganda and incitement to hatred but no charges have been brought and so far no court proceedings he just spent months in solitary confinement and has only recently been moved to a normal cell. the relationship between berlin and ankara has been tense for some time then is huge as imprisonment is a big point

international talk show for journalists discuss the topic of the week following the release of turkish german journalist uneasy general from a prison in turkey the question against. this president i do want to france's join me and i guess the song quandary. w. . hy care. superfood. life style. sixty minutes. as long as. you know the banks. and so watch the language of the bank. speaking the truth global news that matters w. for minds. it's all happening. pretty. sure link to news from africa and the world. your links to exceptional stories and discussions in the unwelcome student news african income family night from funny to me from the news of easy and while website deputed construction afrikaans join us on facebook d w africa. alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga where the focus this week is on the strained relations between germany and turkey this off the german turkish journalist dennys you tell it was released from a turkish prison after spending a year in detention with no charges brought snow many people here in germany are asking why did president wretch of typesetter one let

i think the german government has partially allowed turkish president to one's network to intimidate critics in germany making protection like this necessary. that must be countered the most money. unfortunately our time is almost done on the d w interview we like to end by giving you three sentences we'd like you to complete i wish for germans and turks. to have good relations. especially on the sub government level sort of speak and that german turkish relations focus on peace and of course on the rule of law democracy and civil liberties including in turkey. for the future of my family i wish. that they remain healthy and stand strong by my side despite the present threat situation my life motto. is to be fearless courageous and willing to fight we hope that's what you'll continue to do this. thank you so much thank you very much. earth home and to millions of species a home where saving. google ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world like news that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. using interactive content

held in a turkish prison for one year without charge the case of german journalist denis you child is in the spotlight as calls grow for his release and turkey's prime minister hints that his case could soon be resolved i'm sara kelly in berlin this is the day. you are the. formal part of this is the state may.

after all, deniz yucel's case is the major obstacle when it comes to restoring german-turkish relationsd that is definitely what angela merkel wants. they want to mend ties with germany. unfortunately, he didn't specify what he means by saying he is expecting developments shortly. but he was again referring to the turkish courts saying in the end it is up to the judiciary to decide -- unfortunately, or ironically, the same judiciary which could not come up with any charges, any indictment in the past year, which led many to believe they don't have the necessary evidence to come up with such an indictment. so what do i expect will happen? i don't think deniz yucel will suddenly walk out of jail in istanbul as a free man, but the more likely scenario is that state prosecution after the government cleared the way will present a formal indictment and then at least a trial can start. sarah: julia, let's talk a little more about that claim from the turkish prime minister saying that this is a matter for turkey's judicial system and it is basically out of his hands. is that correct? julia: wel

denis you joan touches down in berlin the german turkish journalist was released after spending a year in a turkish chris.

welcome back your news our top stories right now german sounds are all america has pressed the turkish prime minister to grant an imprisoned german journalist a swift and fair trial dennis huge oil has been behind bars in turkey for a year without being charged. and some of the world's top diplomats defense leaders and military experts are new for that city's annual security conference kicking off today the syrian war and north korea will be discussed at what some call the davos of international security. ten years ago the small european country of kossovo unilaterally declared its independence from serbia europe's youngest country was once part of the former yugoslavia a union of different ethnic states that tensions between those states eventually grew and that led to a series of wars in the one nine hundred ninety s. and the breakup of yugoslavia now serbia and initially retained control of the majority ethnic albanian territory of cost of zero but kossovo began pushing for independence serbia responded with a military crackdown and that in turn triggered nato military intervention

especially on the sub government level sort of speak and that german turkish relations focus on peace and of course on the rule of law democracy and civil liberties including in turkey. for the future of my family i wish. that they remain healthy and stand strong by my side despite the present threat situation my life motto. when asked is to be fearless courageous and willing to fight we hope that's what you'll continue to do . thank you so much thank you very much. good. right to the end of a long. alongside suspects exercise and nutrition. factions. and brain. because this being the secret to longevity in. good shape next on t.w. . tells us the story slept it makes us laugh claimed probably played trimble and smile energy cooking images fled to emotion and monks fledging go from magazine to every weekend on t w. beat the germans claim and surprising aspects of license culture in germany. us american keep mussa take a look at germany it is increasingly slave to traditions every day lives and language in this time of. young good sled. d.w. dot com meet the germans. clutch of the floor

one year ago dennis you tell was detained in istanbul turkish authorities accuse the correspondent for the german daily developed of terrorist propaganda among other things but until today he had not been charged with any crime. the turkish court has now made the decision that as of now dennis you joe will be set free with no restrictions i assume he will leave the country we are very pleased with the decision of the court. and try to get. the german government has campaigned vigorously for the release of you tell as well as other journalists imprisoned in turkey many civilian organizations also demonstrated for his release it is very likely that turkish president are the one is behind the decision you tell may have been released from jail but in their indictment turkish prosecutors have demanded up to eighteen years imprisonment get reaction to this news and from frank who is a member of germany's parliament he also serves on the parliamentary committee for human rights and humanitarian aid or welcome to be very pleased i do expect denise usual back in germany so that's what i heard off yes and

twenty seventh turks in the western german city of omaha was an campaigned in favor of a referendum that would give president head one more executive powers the turkish prime minister attended a big rally there john didn't go because of the charges against him in turkey german reporters weren't exactly welcome there either. but there are means freedom everyone means freedom. and you're talking armisen that's at the top of what we've heard several certainly noticed that some people are criticizing the turkish government without any justification all. lloyd we've invested so much in germany some of us have lived here for decades we pay taxes and contribute to this country's prosperity we feel betrayed and sliced into god's rest was an officer and i don't know why but since the one nine hundred eighty s. the german media have betrayed turkish organizations in germany the turkish people and the turkey. nation in the negative might actually really negative charges. most of the people at the rally believe everyone is doing a great job some told me that when they went back home to visit they found that the government had improved the health care system and

where the past few days have seen a detente in bilateral relations all this after ankara released german turkish journalist denise yourself who was held in istanbul for a year without charge but now some are wondering what turkey might get in return they think a deal for a tank factory may be turkey's price. seeking speedy approval from germany turkish prime minister have been ali yielder him is hoping the two countries might soon cooperate on building tanks in turkey a deal potentially worth billions. so in january german foreign minister sic mark gabriele signaled berlin would ok a proposal to retrofit tanks with new anti mines systems but that plan was put on ice after turkey invaded syria's afridi region with german built leopard tanks gabriele rejected speculation the deal for a tank factory would be approved critics fear there may be a 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 stor