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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016 file picture German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, listens as Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, speaks during a joint press conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin. The German government on Friday April 15, 2016 granted a Turkish request to allow the possible prosecution of German TV comedian Jan Boehmermann who wrote a crude poem about Turkey's president, an awkward decision for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she seeks Ankara's help in reducing Europe's migrant influx. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt,file)