Germany says Erdogan's Nazi comparisons are unacceptable
Berlin Reichstag
Berlin refused to let Turkish ministers campaign in Germany to Turkish ex pats before an April referendum that would expand Erdogan's power
Germany on Monday dismissed as unacceptable an accusation by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that Chancellor Angela Merkel is "applying Nazi methods" against Turks and Turkish officials in Germany.
"Nazi comparisons are unacceptable in any form," a German government spokeswoman said, adding that it was up to Turkey to tone down its rhetoric and avert damage to relations between the two countries.
Germany's Nazi government during World War II--theperpetrators of the Holocaust in whichmillions of Jews, Roma, differently-abled and more were murdered--is a legacycontemporary Germanystill wrestles withdecades later.
Erdogan has previously said thatboth the German and Dutch governmentsegaged in "Nazi practices" after each country prevented Turkish ministers from campaigning at events for expatriatevoters ahead of an April referendum in Turkey that would expand Erdogan's power.
Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul on Sunday: "Merkel, now you're applying Nazi methods. Against my brothers who live in Germany, and against my ministers and lawmakers who visit there. Would this suit the ethics of politics? Your mission is not to support terrorist organisations, but to extradite them."
Germany, and Berlin in particular, hashad a large Turkish population for decades. Estimates peg Germany's Turkish immigrant population at roughly three million.
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