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Turkey Referendum Further Escalates Tension in European Countries

March 12, 2017
Photo Credit: REUTERS

Tension erupts in many European countries as Turkish politicians rally to gather support for the Turkish constitutional referendum to be held on April 16. Politicians aim to address the Turkish diaspora in European countries and harness more votes in support for the Turkish constitutional referendum.  In the meantime, European countries, including the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, are strictly rejecting bringing Turkish campaigns to their countries for security reasons. The Dutch government says such rallies would spark tensions days before the Netherlands’ general election, to be held on March 15. In the Netherlands,Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had planned to address a rally to advance support for the Turkish referendum, but the event was cancelled. While Cavusoglu has insisted to challenge the event cancellation and proceed with his traveling plans, the Dutch government has withdrawn permission for Cavusoglu’s plane to land to the city of Rotterdam. In response, Cavusoglu said that Turkey would respond by imposing sanctions. Erdogan has described the Dutch government as “Nazi remnants and fascists” in response to preventing his foreign minister from entering the country. Hours later, the Dutch police deported the Turkish Minister Fatma Betul…


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