BERLIN (Public Radio of Armenia) — Germany says it has received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt against the Turkish president, the BBC reports.
The figure is a total for the period August 2016 to January 2017, German media report.
Turkey has urged Germany not to grant asylum to any military officers. Some posted to NATO bases in Germany are thought to be among the group.
In Greece, two more Turkish soldiers have requested asylum.
The pair – reported to be commandos – are believed to have taken part in the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
They are in Greek police custody, having applied for asylum last week in Orestiada, a small border town near Turkey.
