The Turkish ambassador in Berlin has been summoned to the Federal Foreign Office because of the verdict against the prominent cultural promoter Osman Kavala.
A ministry spokesman said that the attitude of the federal government was “made very clear” to him during the conversation on Friday.
The federal government has also called on the EU states to do the same.
It is assumed that other EU partners will proceed in a similar way.
An Istanbul court sentenced Kavala to life imprisonment last Monday on charges of attempting to overthrow the state.
Federal government demands Kavala's release
Kavala was initially accused of helping to organize the Gezi protests in 2013.
After more than two years in custody, he was initially acquitted in early 2020, but was charged again a few hours later for allegedly participating in the attempted coup in July 2016.
The federal government demands his immediate release.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sharply condemned the verdict on a spokesman as “a devastating signal for Turkish civil society as a whole and the rule of law situation in Turkey”.
As early as December 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had demanded Kavala's immediate release.
ECtHR judgments are binding on Turkey as a member of the Council of Europe.