An exiled Turkish journalist, who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been attacked outside his home in Germany, Euronews reports.
Erk Acarer -- a columnist for Turkey’s independent Birgun newspaper -- was injured after being assaulted on Wednesday night by three men.
He sustained some swelling on his head and was kept at a hospital for several hours for observation.
In a video on Twitter, Acarer has said that the men had warned him to stop writing and that the attack took place in the courtyard of his home outside Berlin.
Earlier, the journalist posted a photograph of himself, saying he was attacked "with fists and knives". He has blamed the attack on supporters of Erdoğan's ruling AKP party.
"I know the attackers. I will never surrender to fascism," Acarer wrote on Twitter.
German police have confirmed that Acarer was assaulted by several people in the Rudow district of the capital city.