Germany has received a total of 262 asylum requests from Turkish citizens who have worked as diplomats or soldiers, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Germany's interior ministry said that 151 of the applications came from diplomatic passport holders, while the remainder came from people holding passports issued to government employees and their dependents, AFP reported.
German newspaper Der Spiegel said the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) had not yet made a decision regarding the applications.
The news comes amidst a bitter political row between Germany and Turkey. Meanwhile, Turkey has enforced an unprecedented crackdown on public servants, dissidents, journalists, and academics in the wake of an attempted coup last July.
Later this month Turkey is due to hold a referendum on proposed constitutional changes which, if approved, would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan even more power.
Tensions have been high between Germany and Turkey, both NATO allies, since Berlin cancelled several campaign rallies in support of Turkey's proposed constitutional changes. Turkish officials then accused Germany of employing "Nazi tactics."
Germany also recently revealed that MIT, Turkey's intelligence agency, asked Germany to spy on alleged Fethullah Gulen supporters living in Turkey.
Turkey has blamed Gulen and his followers for orchestrating last year's coup attempt.
