Germany banned arms exports to Turkey in response to Ankara's military campaign against Kurds in Syria.

"In the face of the Turkish military attack on northeastern Syria, the federal government will not issue any new permits for weapons that can be used by Turkey in Syria." , German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on October 12 told the newspaper Bild Am Sonntag.

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer yesterday expressed hope that all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including Turkey, contribute to the region's stability.

Germany exported around US $ 268 million of weapons to Turkey in 2018, accounting for nearly a third of the country's total arms exports.In the first four months of 2019, Turkey received from Germany valuable weapons. 203.13 million USD.

Turkey began a military operation to repel the Kurdish forces, opening a safety buffer zone in northeastern Syria on October 9. President Tayyip Erdogan said the Spring Peace campaign also targeted Islamic State militants (IS) in northeast Syria.

Turkey's military campaign did not face US opposition, although the Kurdish militia was once considered a close ally of Washington in the fight against ISIS. US President Donald Trump even ordered U.S. troops to retreat to the back line before Turkish troops flooded the Syrian border.