Politics

Turkish president Erdogan compares German officials to 'NAZIS' for cancelling rallies

Erdogan attacked German authorities for cancelling rallies aimed at wooing an estimated 1.5million ethnic Turkish voters in Germany before an upcoming referendum.

The Turkish president hit-out at the “fascist actions” of those behind the ban.

Erdogan said: "We will talk about Germany's actions in the international arena and we will put them to shame in the eyes of the world.

"We don't want to see the Nazi world anymore. We don't want to see their fascist actions. We thought that era was in the past, but apparently it isn't."

Rallies in Gaggenau, Cologne and Frechen were cancelled by authorities.