User talk:J.tyerman

Turkish President halts all travel from Dutch Officials Amid Row with EU Nation -- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 02:17, 8 March 2016 (UTC) Turkish President has formally closed the Turkish border to Dutch officials, in retaliation to the recent decision by the Dutch Government to block Turkish foreign minister 's visit to, citing security concerns surrounding the visit.

was intending to address a rally of Turkish expatriates at the Turkish consulate in. The Turkish foreign minister was hoping to push for a 'yes' vote amongst the roughy 300,000 Turkish ex-pats living in the Netherlands, ahead of the upcoming April 16th Turkish general {{referendum} on expanding the Turkish presidential powers. However, Dutch  moved to prevent the foreign minister from entering the country, citing a Dutch law prohibiting public rallies from promoting foreign political agendas on Dutch soil. The move has mustered support from all sides of the political spectrum. However, Turkish Prime Minister has accused the Dutch Government of "acting like Nazi's", a claim dismissed by Dutch PM  as "crazy".

The move comes just ahead of the  in the Netherlands, held on April 15th, and is seen by many as a political move to rally support in an election where  is one of the biggest issues affecting voters.

Sources:

"Netherlands will 'pay the price' for blocking Turkish visit- Erdoğan" The Guardian Online, 13th March, 2017

"Netherlands revokes landing rights for Mevlut Cavusoglu"- Al Jazeera English, 12th March, 2017

"Turkey-Netherlands row: Dutch warn citizens after Erdogan threat"- BBC Online, 13th March, 2017