Germany cannot interfere in Turkiye's internal affairs: Turkish foreign minister

Germany cannot interfere in Turkiye's internal affairs and that the country should know its place, said the Turkish foreign minister, referring to a case about businessman Osman Kavala on Saturday.

Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkiye brings into line "those who look down on the country, interfere in its internal affairs, and those that attempt to teach the country a lesson." 

“We respect them, and we expect them to respect us as well,” Cavusoglu added. “We do not interfere in their domestic politics, and they cannot interfere in our domestic politics, judiciary, institutions, and they cannot give (us) instructions.”

On Friday, blasting Berlin’s attempt to interfere with independent Turkish courts, Turkiye summoned the top German envoy in Ankara after Germany summoned Turkiye’s ambassador in Berlin over this week’s Kavala verdict.