Cologne on lockdown as Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany

Cologne on lockdown as Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany https://ift.tt/2RbGrog September 29, 2018 at 09:24PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/1UaOSLt

Germany had invited Erdogan for the three-day state visit in an attempt to mend ties hit by a crackdown on his opponents following a failed coup in 2016, hoping to secure the release of several of its citizens who remain in detention. Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting Erdogan on Friday that "deep divisions" remain. On Saturday in Cologne, the Turkish leader sought to strike a conciliatory note.

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