Baku, Azerbaijan, Mar. 13
By Orkhan Quluzade – Trend:
The Netherlands has urged its citizens living in Turkey to avoid public places and be careful.
There is a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands since March 11, reads a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
On Saturday, the Dutch government first canceled the Turkish foreign minister's flight permit to the Netherlands and then blocked a convoy carrying Turkey’s family minister from entering the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam.
Protests erupted outside consulate in Rotterdam, where Dutch police used guard dogs and baton to disperse peaceful crowd gathering in support of Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya.
She was later forced to leave consulate area with police escort.
Turkey sent two notes of protest to the Netherlands due to blocking of Turkish ministers’ visits to the country and ill-treatment of Turkish citizens by the Dutch police.