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Turkey rallies row: Germany and Netherlands harden stance |
2017-03-13 |
[BBC] Several EU leaders have criticised ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... accused Germany and the Netherlands of "Nazism" after officials blocked rallies there. Dutch PM Mark Rutte called his comments "unacceptable", while Germany's foreign minister said he hoped Turkey would "return to its senses". Denmark's leader has also postponed a planned meeting with Mr Erdogan. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he was concerned that "democratic principles are under great pressure" in Turkey. He added that he had postponed the meeting because: "With the current Turkish attacks on Holland the meeting cannot be seen separated from that." |
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