Angela Merkel and Tayyip Erdogan clash in Berlin over Turkish reporter

Merkel and Erdogan are attempting to ease tension after Erdogan last year accused German officials of using Nazi methods to stop his officials from campaigning

Angela Merkel’s signals to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were clear: this isn’t reconciliation — not even close.

With Erdogan under pressure from economic woes and U.S. sanctions, the German chancellor opened her door to the Turkish leader, only for them to clash over democratic standards, press freedom and Germans imprisoned in Turkey. At one point Erdogan demanded Germany extradite a Turkish journalist convicted of spying, seconds after Merkel made it clear that she’s opposed.

The split over Can Dundar, a former newspaper editor who faces an almost six-year prison sentence back home, threatened to derail Erdogan’s bid to repair relations with