Germany says, it has received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt against the Turkish President. The figure is a total for the period August 2016 to January 2017. Turkey has urged Germany not to grant asylum to any military officers. <br/><br/>In Greece, two more Turkish soldiers have requested asylum. The pair – reported to be commandos – are believed to have taken part in the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<br/><br/>They are in Greek police custody, having applied for asylum last week in Orestiada, a small border town near Turkey.<br/><br/>Last month a Greek court rejected Turkey's request to extradite eight other Turkish soldiers who fled after the coup attempt. Turkey is appealing against that ruling.<br/><br/>The German interior ministry did not identify the 136 Turks who requested asylum. Not only diplomats but also their spouses and children hold diplomatic passports.