The government in Ankara has Seibert to the correspondent of the Berlin “Tagesspiegel”, Thomas, now, however, the accreditation is extended. The newspaper journalist has already returned to Turkey.

in Accordance with the dispute to its accreditation for many years, Turkey Seibert-correspondent of the Berlin “Tagesspiegel”, Thomas, now but more from the country reports.

according to the news Agency AFP reports, granted by the government in Ankara to him, the accreditation now but and invited him to return to Turkey. The weekend was Seibert arrived back in Istanbul, where he lives since 1997, and works. “I am glad that all misunderstandings are now resolved,” he said.

Seibert and the ZDF correspondent Joerg Brase had the Turkey on a 10. March have to leave, because their applications for renewal of their press-accreditation has been rejected. Brase has already received two days later, a new accreditation and returned then to Turkey.

The press card of foreign correspondents run every year at the end of December and must then be re-applied. The tickets are valid as a work permit, but are also the basis for the issuance of a residence permit.

Maas: is the approach “unacceptable”

Between Berlin and Ankara, the withdrawal of accreditation for diplomatic upset was taken care of. Foreign Minister Heiko Mass called the Turkish authorities ‘ actions “unacceptable.”

In an interview on the sidelines of the NATO foreign Ministers ‘ meeting in Washington, Maas had spoken last week with his Turkish colleague Cavusoglu Mevlüt according to “accreditation issues for journalists”.

Turkey: ZDF-correspondent work permit, 12.03.2019 Atlas |Turkey |Ankara

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