Hi, @JayR - can you offer a bit more context? Specifically, what UI card are you using? It appears you might be mixing two different languages (the [[[ ]]] is used in custom:button-card for templates and maybe other places, and Jinja2 (which is indicated by the {% %} is used in HA sensor, binary_sensor, etc templates). If you happen to be using the custom:button-card, then the syntax looks more like this:
label: >
[[[
var door_state = (states['sensor.tursensor_status'].state
if (door_state == 'door closed')
{return 'Geschlossem'}
else if (door_state == 'door open')
{return 'Offen'}
else
{return 'Fehler'}
]]]
Let me know if your question applies to something different, or if you are using a different card.