Turkey’s Erdogan Refuses to Back Down in Feud With Germanybr " Mr. Erdogan said on Friday. that The government who is hiding Turkish terrorists in Germany should first explain this,br Turkey said that doesn’t stop these games, we will have tobr By PATRICK KINGSLEY and MELISSA EDDYJULY 21, 2017br ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey raised the stakes in a long-running diplomatic spat with Germany on Friday, dismissing the threat of an informal German economic embargobr and rejecting calls to release several German citizens held in Turkish jails.br For his part, Mr. Erdogan is angry that Germany has granted asylum to former Turkish Army officersbr and other officials accused of playing a role in last year’s coup attempt in Turkey.br Members of the Turkish diaspora in Germany were also at the center of a dispute in the spring, when German officials refused to allow Mr. Erdogan’sbr political party to hold rallies for German-Turks in the run-up to a referendum in April, when Turks voted to expand the president’s powers.br " Mr. Unluhisarcikli said.