Turkish soldiers seeking asylum in Germany

berlin - Just before Chancellor Angela Merkel's Turkey visit has put the German media Saturday extra pressure on the boiler. About forty Turkish soldiers working at NATO institutions have requested political asylum in Germany. They are mostly senior officers.

That revealed the magazine 'Der Spiegel' and the ARD program 'Report Mainz'. Some swore they were not involved in the failed coup but are nevertheless afraid of being arrested on returning to their homeland. The Aliens and the Ministry of Interior reported that their requests are treated like any other. According to the Constitution, political refugees asylum in the Federal Republic. 'There is no doubt that we can not return these soldiers to Turkey,' said the minister responsible Stephan Mayer. 'They come right up in prison. '

Merkel performs Thursday, prior to the European summit in Malta, consultations with the Erdogan government. Contemplating action against neighboring Greece, since the Supreme Court Thursday refused the extradition of eight Turkish soldiers who had fled after the coup.