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Turkish nationals living in Germany queue to cast their ballot at the Turkish consulate in Berlin on March 27, 2017. (AFP/Odd Andersen)

April 3rd, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Over 250 Turks with official passports request asylum in Germany

It comes amid a bitter row between Germany and Turkey, and just two weeks ahead of Turkey's constitutional referendum.

Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015's record influx, the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) said on August 28, 2016. (AFP/Christof Stache)

August 29th, 2016 - 08:30 GMT

Germany: More than 390,000 applied for asylum in first half of 2016