Reactions are growing against the statements of AKP General Vice President and Karabük deputy Mehmet Ali Þahin who said on Monday that “I am afraid similar events could also take place in Germany in the coming days”, referring to the execution of Kurdish women Sakine Cansýz, Fidan Doðan and Leyla Þaylemez in Paris on 9 January.

German Left Party deputies Andrej Hunko and Ulla Jelpke have released a written statement in response to Þahin's statement which they evaluated as an indication of Turkey's siding with violence in the Kurdish issue and the Turkish government's message to the German state to rigidify its policy against Kurds.

German deputies pointed out that the Turkish government is threatening Kurds around the world while it is on the other side conducting talks with the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Hunko and Jelpke called on French authorities to shed light on the killings and underlined that the executions should also be investigated by other European countries to make sure if they also have a part in it as much as the French state.

The Federation of Kurdish Associations in Germany (YEK-KOM) evaluated Þahin's statement as an open threat directed at the Kurds living in Germany and a message to the German government to "advance its policy for the repression and criminalization of Kurds”.

YEK-KOM asked how the Turkish government can foreknow the murders planned to be committed in Germany and urged the German government to explain the inside story of Þahin's statements.