The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador to Ankara Jürgen Schulz in connection with the arson attack on the car of the Turkish Consul General in Stuttgart, Hurriyet reported.

Recalling an increasing trend of attacks against the Turkish diplomatic missions and other representations, the Foreign Ministry expressed its expectations that perpetrators be brought to justice, while the damage should be compensated according to the diplomatic rules. During the meeting with Schulz, the ministry also asked for a reevaluation of the security provided by Germany to Turkish diplomatic missions.

Turkey fears that rising xenophobia and Islamophobia in Germany, home to more than 4 million Turks, is the main reason for the increasing number of attacks on Turkish missions, mosques and people.