But German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran accord isn't a reason to dump decades of trans-Atlantic ties altogether.

After the adoption of Armenian Genocide recognition resolution by the Bundestag, MPs with Turkish origin started to receive death threats.

German President Joachim Gauck has surprised many by announcing he wont be serving a second five-year term. His decision is likely to give Chancellor Angela Merkel a major headache with the prospect of divisions within her ruling coalition over who should succeed him.

Russia Today - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss a vote on whether to label the killings of around 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during the First World War as genocide. The German parliament is set to weigh in on the resolution on Thursday.

Euronews - With the German chancellor attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey’s president has used the occasion to raise the issue of Turkish visa-free travel to the European Union.

Euronews - Far-right and populist protesters marched through Berlin on Saturday to demand that Chancellor Angela Merkel step down for allowing more than a million migrants from the Middle East into Germany since last year.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials are due to visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal, BBC reports.

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comIt is bad enough that Turkish President Erdogan wants to sue a German comic for insulting him! It is much more outrageous for German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowing the lawsuit to go forward, based on a 19th century law!Under this archaic law, anyone who offends a foreign leader can be sued in court after obtaining the consent of the German government. Erdogan now joins the dictatorial ranks of Shah Mohammad Reza ...

Euronews - The German government will not block the prosecution of a satirist who mocked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Chancellor Angela Merkel said that despite divisions in the cabinet, the ruling coalition would pass the case to the law courts. Reports said that she herself had cast the deciding vote.

BBC - EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis, Luxembourg's prime minister says.