A major diplomatic row between the Dutch and Turkish government shows no sign of ebbing, with the Netherlands barring Turkey’s foreign minister from entering the country and forcing the Turkish family-affairs minister to leave the country. In a statement, the Dutch government said Kaya and the Turkish government were told she was not welcome in the Netherlands. In a response to the Dutch decision, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Netherlands “fascists” and “remnants of Nazis”. The row between the Netherlands and Turkey comes just days before the Dutch hold their parliamentary elections on March 15. The tensions between the Netherlands and Turkey follow a row between Germany and Turkey.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 12, 2017 13:41 UTC