berlin number turks seek asylum germany sharply year rise steadily since last year fail military coup turkey german government data show monday germany get 4,408 asylum applications turkish citizens january august compare 2,836 period 2016 increase 55.4 percent accord federal office migration refugees bamf increase asylum applications turkish applicants however give reason make statistical survey people flee spokeswoman german interior ministry say april interior ministry say least 262 turkish diplomats army personnel apply asylum germany since fail coup july 15 last year follow coup attempt turkey arrest 40,000 people sack suspend 100,000 military civil service private sector germany mainstream party outspoken critics turkey crackdown turkish defense minister fikri isik urge germany january reject asylum applications 40 mostly high-ranking former soldier suspect ankara link coup less quarter turkish asylum seekers grant protection germany since begin 2017 although almost triple last year 8.2 percent turkish asylum applications germany jump 55 percent year