Germany increases aid to UNHCR and WFP - further 75 million € in aid to refugees in Syria and its neighbouring countries.

1) Ambassador Martin Erdmann: „The death of #TahirElci today in Diyarbakir is a shock and fills me with great sadness.

2) #TahirElci was an important human rights defender and he will be missed dearly.

3) Our condolences go to his family and to the family of the policeman also killed. A sad day for #Turkey.” #TahirElci

The German government conveyed 12 Mio EUR to WFP Türkiye for food aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey

FM #Steinmeier on #Istanbul terror attack: "We condemn this barbaric and cowardly act of terror in the sharpest possible terms.“ 1/3

FM #Steinmeier on #Istanbul attack: „We mourn the victims of this murderous attack. We can’t exclude that Germans are among the dead.“ 2/3

FM #Steinmeier calls on all Germans in #Istanbul+#Turkey to follow the Foreign Office’s travel advice closely: bit.ly/1otW1KF 3/3

FM #Steinmeier on #Istanbul terror attack: "We stand side by side with #Turkey.“ Full Statement (in German): amp.twimg.com/v/34a2b70c-5c9…

#JeSuisIstanbul #IchbinIstanbul #Istanbul AlmanyaBE @GermanyinTurkey

Chancellor #Merkel: Attacks in #Istanbul show once again the need to act determined against the cruelty of int. terrorism. MT Stefan Kornelius

Chancellor #Merkel on #Istanbul attack: International terrorism has shown once again its cruel & inhumane face. MT Stefan Kornelius

Chancellor #Merkel on #Istanbul attacks: We will do all to organize together with #Turkey the quickest possible help.

Chancellor #Merkel on #Istanbul terrorist attack: My thoughts are with the victims, their relatives and those injured. MT Stefan Kornelius

We mourn the victims of the #Istanbul terror attack. #Sultanahmet

Great news. Germany #BMEL participates EXPO Antalya .We will focus on i. a. renewable raw materials and on medicinal and spice plants.

In his talks at Ministry of ForeignAffairs #Turkey, GER Ambassador made clear that freedom of press+speech must be secured. @GermanyinTurkey

Shots fired & explosions heard in #Ankara. Both bridges in Istanbul (Bosphorous & Fatih Sultan Mehmet) closed. Continue to shelter in place.

The democratic order in #Turkey must be respected. Everything has to be done to protect human lives. MT Stefan Kornelius

Visit at #HDP headquarters in #Ankara:Amb.#Erdmann meets Selahattin Demirtaş for talks about current affairs+#Demirtaş's #Berlin visit in September x.com/AlmanyaBE/stat…