Binali Yildirim
Ankara harshly react to the actions of the Dutch authorities, who decided to expel the Minister of family and social policy of Turkey. This was stated by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, his words are quoted by the Anatolian Agency.
“The pressure on Turkey and the Minister with diplomatic immunity are unacceptable,” — said the head of government.
Yildirim also called for calm living in the Netherlands Turks. “The best answer for this kind of fascist methods will be a referendum on 16 April,” he added.
On the night of 12 March, police in Rotterdam dispersed a rally in support of Fatma Betul saillant Kaya, Turkish Minister for family Affairs and social policy. Shortly before the convoy of cars with Kaya, who came to the Netherlands from Germany was stopped, the official is detained, declared an “undesirable alien” and was escorted back to the border with Germany.
Kaya went on this trip after March 11, the Amsterdam banned the plane, the foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu to land in Rotterdam. The decision of the authorities caused an international scandal: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the Netherlands a relic of Nazism, Dutch Prime Minister mark Rutte considered that this statement is crazy and crossing the line.
Turkish officials had planned to hold in some European countries where Turkish citizens, a series of rallies. The way they were intended to enlist their support ahead of the referendum on the new Constitution, which will be held April 16. The authorities of Germany, Austria and the Netherlands banned to host such events.