German Foreign Ministry

The German Foreign Ministry said on April 18 that it is "waiting to learn" why one of its nationals was detained in Istanbul, in the latest such incident to strain relations between the two countries.

European and U.S. officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday, quoted by Reuters.

Another European diplomat said the meeting would take place on March 15.

Europe must be interested in the improvement of relations between Moscow and Washington - such improvement may even help to resolve the conflict in North Korea, German Foreign Ministry chief Sigmar Gabriel said, according to TASS and other agencies.

A recent rift between Athens and Berlin over increased security checks on travelers arriving in Germany from Greece appears to be on the mend following a meeting between representatives from the two countries and an official at the European Commission in Brussels on Thursday.

Ankara will regard any attempt to freeze or suspend accession talks as a breaking of the negotiation process, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.

One of two German nationals who had been detained in Turkey for "political reasons" has been released, Berlin stated on Sept. 4, amid rising tensions between the two NATO allies.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Aug. 21 that Berlin and the rest of Europe should support the "democratically minded" majority of Turks who do not back President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a dramatic hardening of Germany's position towards Ankara.

Economic pressure on Turkey "is working," German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has said, commenting on ongoing tensions between Berlin and Ankara. 

The German Foreign Ministry on July 20 toughened its travel warning on Turkey and warned German companies about investing in the country after human rights activist Peter Steudtner was arrested.  

German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Martin Schafer has said the German government is concerned about the potentially worsening jail conditions of human rights activist Peter Steudtner, who was recently transferred to Istanbul's Silivri Prison, Deutsche Welle has reported. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Germany to "pull itself together" on July 21 amid an escalating row between the two countries, also refuting claims that German companies were under investigation in Turkey.