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| Göke Akbulut, a German citizen born in Turkey, is of Kurdish origin |
A German lawmaker said he was detained for several hours after entering Turkey for publishing a social media post in 2019.
According to the British news agency Reuters, Goke Akbulut said she will continue to visit Turkey and express her opinion about the government there.
German citizen of Turkish origin Göke Ekbulut is of Kurdish origin and is a member of Germany's left-wing political party 'Die Linke'.
He was detained at Anatolia Airport in the first week of August on charges of 'terrorist propaganda'.
Germany has a large Turkish population, but relations between Germany and Turkey have been strained in recent years, due to the government's crackdown on the opposition after a failed 2016 military coup and the Kurds in Syria. Turkish military operations.
He was released after being contacted by the German foreign ministry, Goecke Akbolut said.
According to Göke Ekbul's official website, "she criticizes the Turkish government for carrying out brutal actions against the Kurdish population inside and outside Turkey."
In a tweet (X) he wrote that "I will go to Turkey again in October with a delegation and then I will say release everyone."
The European Union and the United States have declared the Kurdistan Workers' Party a terrorist group, and Göke Ekbolut has demanded that Germany lift the ban.
