Following years of severe political and democratic backsliding, the European Parliament recommended suspending EU accession negotiations with Turkey. MEPs remain seriously concerned about Turkey’s violations of human rights, the rule of law, media freedom and the fight against corruption, authoritarian trends . It's a farce to continue these talks with President Erdoğan!@KatiPiri explains why the…
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Ankara threatens Dutch to retaliate
Turkish leadership vowed to retaliate in the “harshest ways” after their ministers were denied a rally in Rotterdam in support of President Erdogan, degenerated in riots of Turkish diaspora on Saturday night. Turkey will take steps against the Netherlands until it apologizes: minister https://t.co/n88OLyr6ED pic.twitter.com/tWLttXfMUS — Reuters (@Reuters) March 12, 2017 Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…
Turkish protests in Rotterdam
Several hundred demonstrators waving Turkish flags gathered outside the Turkish consulate in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Saturday, demanding to see the Turkish minister for family affairs as a dispute between the two countries escalated. Police erected metal barriers and patrolled on horseback to keep the demonstrators away from the consulate as the crowd…
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