Court also accepts indictment seeking 18 years in prison for Deniz Yucel on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda. He will also go on trial for openly inciting enmity and animosity among the public.
As months of tension with European countries begins to ease off, Turkey's premier visits the most powerful country in the EU. Leaders will seek to boost economic ties and discuss Turkey's fight against terror, both in Turkey and Syria.
However, the German Chancellor says the quest for improvement has been complicated, including by the jailing of German citizens swept up in Turkey's actions against those accused of involvement in last year's failed coup or terror-related activities.
Germany's Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Roth said Deniz Yucel was doing well, but said he had voiced concerns that he was being kept in prison for political purposes.
Relations between the NATO allies have been strained after a series of events following last year's attempted coup in Turkey.
Turkey and Germany have been at odds over the banning of Turkish rallies in Germany as well as the arrest of a German-Turkish journalist in Turkey.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the arrest of dual Turkish German national, Deniz Yucel, and called for a fair trial.
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