Germany has lifted economic sanctions on Turkey and relaxed its travel advice to the country, Berlin said on Saturday, after Ankara ended its two-year state of emergency.
A 1.5 billion-euro ($1.7 billion) limit on export guarantees to Turkey would not be renewed this year, Germany’s economy Ministry told AFP.
The measure was imposed in July 2017 as a way to pressure Ankara after the detention of a German human right campaigner and five other activists, including the head of Amnesty International in Turkey.
Opposition parties in Germany have accused the 1.5 billion-euro limit of being too timid, given that the value of export guarantees increased from 1.1 billion euros in 2016 to 1.46 billion euros the following year.
Germany’s Foreign Ministry also removed a warning on its website about its nationals facing a high risk of arrest when visiting Turkey.