German Turks back Erdogan: 50,000 demonstrators march through the streets of Cologne to support Turkish President

Around 50,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Cologne this afternoon to show their support for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Waving the Turkish national flag, demonstrators held aloft pictures of Erdogan and placards reading 'For Democracy, Against Putsch' after a failed military coup earlier this month. 'We are here because our compatriots in Germany advocate democracy and are against the attempted military coup,' Turkey's sport and youth minister, Akif Cagatay Kilic, who attended the rally, told reporters.