Germany has approved the largest arms exports to Turkey since 2006, after years of “restrictive” policy due to criticism of the country’s human rights and international behavior. During his recent visit to Turkey, Chancellor Olaf Solz even spoke of “self-evident” deliveries of armament systems “to a NATO member state”. According to figures from the Ministry of Economy, which are included in an answer to a question from the “Zara Wagenknecht Alliance” (BSW) Member of Parliament Sevim Dagdelen published by the German News Agency dpa, the federal government has this year already approved arms exports amounting to 230 .8 million euros for Turkey, the largest since 2006, when the amount of exports amounted to 151.1 million. For years arms exports to Turkey have been highly controversial in Germany, as both the human rights record and Ankara’s foreign policy have been heavily criticized. After the invasion of Turkish troops in Syria in 2016, […]
Source: News Beast
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