Turkey summoned the Dutch charge d'affaires to the foreign ministry Mar. 11, foreign ministry sources said, as a row between the two countries escalated with the Dutch government banning Turkey’s Foreign Minister from flying to Rotterdam, Reuters reported.
Earlier, the Netherlands canceled Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s flight permit on grounds of "security" and "public safety".
The announcement came just hours after Cavusoglu said Turkey would impose “severe sanctions” on the Netherlands if attempts were made to cancel his planned meeting in the European country.
The foreign minister was scheduled to address the Turkish community in the Dutch city of Rotterdam later Mar. 11.