Sigmar disclosed at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart as they met to try to defuse a bitter row.
According to reports, he also emphasized his wish to return to "friendly relations".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had accused Germany of "Nazi practices" because of the cancellation of rallies involving Turkish ministers. He is seeking new constitutional powers in a 16 April referendum.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu repeated the Nazi comparison on a visit to Hamburg aimed at drumming up support among some of the 1.4million Turkish voters who live in Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the Nazi jibe as "unacceptable" and Gabriel echoed her sentiment after a breakfast meeting in Berlin with Cavusoglu.
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