Protests erupt in Germany as Erdogan visits

Hundreds

of people gathered in the German city of Cologne to protest against a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan was due to open a mosque in the city yesterday, which was built by a group with ties to Turkey.

Several thousand people also demonstrated against Erdogan in Berlin on Friday night. Erdogan is in Germany for a visit aimed at reducing tensions between the two Nato allies. He had breakfast with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin yesterday. (AP)