Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germany’s Turkish population to “develop a high level of loyalty” to their new homeland, in the latest sign of political concern about divided allegiances in the Turkish community.
Her remarks on Tuesday come amid fears that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pressing Turks living abroad to show greater loyalty to Ankara and its brand of Islamism as part of the wide-ranging crackdown following the failed military coup.
“We expect from people of Turkish origin, who have already lived in Germany a long time, that they develop a high level of loyalty to our country,” Ms Merkel said in an interview with a regional newspaper group.
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