The extraordinary incident came hours after Mevlut Cavusoglu declared he would fly to Rotterdam despite being banned from a rally there to marshal support for sweeping new powers Erdogan seeks. Cavusoglu threatened harsh economic and political sanctions if the Dutch refused him entry, a threat that proved decisive for the Netherlands government. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said: "This morning on TV (the Turkish minister) made clear he was threatening the Netherlands with sanctions and we can never negotiate with the Turks under such threats. "Listen Netherlands, you'll jump once, you'll jump twice, but my people will thwart your game," Erdogan said at a rally. Dutch Prime Minister Rutte called his reference to Nazis and Fascists "a crazy remark of course".

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2017 15:00 UTC