ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Germany–Turkey relations

Okay, so Germany and Turkey are two countries that are having a bit of a complicated relationship right now. It's kind of like when you have two friends who used to be really close but now they're not getting along so well.

A long time ago, Germany and Turkey were pretty friendly. In fact, lots of people from Turkey moved to Germany to work and live there. They became known as "Turkish Germans". However, things started to change when a lot of Turkish people in Germany had trouble getting good jobs and faced discrimination.

Eventually, things got even more complicated when Turkey started to have some problems with their own government. Some people in Turkey disagree with the way their government is doing things and protests started happening. But the Turkish government didn't like these protests and didn't want them to continue. This is where things get really tricky.

Germany didn't like the way the Turkish government was behaving towards protestors, and they said so. This made the Turkish government very unhappy with Germany. The Turkish government even accused Germany of helping some of the people who were protesting.

Meanwhile, some Turkish officials wanted to hold rallies in Germany to support their own government. But the German government said no because they didn't want any potential violence or trouble.

All of this has led to tension between the two countries. They're still in touch and trying to work out their differences, but it's not always easy. It's like when your friends argue and you really hope that they'll make up soon.