Baku, Azerbaijan, April 23
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The Netherlands, Austria and Germany have banned holding of rallies in support of the Turkish government ahead of the early parliamentary and presidential elections, Turkish media reported on April 23.
Previously it was reported that, the Turkish president will start a European tour, during which he will meet with representatives of the Turkish diaspora.
In March 2017, the government of the Netherlands withdrew the permission for a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister to land in the country ahead of a rally of the Turkish community on the eve of the referendum in Turkey.
On April 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated about the need for early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey.
"The government welcomed the proposal of Devlet Bahceli [leader of the Nationalist Movement Party] to hold early elections. The elections will be held on June 24, 2018," he said.
Bahceli previously proposed to hold early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey. Bahceli said the early elections should be held on Aug. 26.
Presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections were planned to be held in Turkey in 2019. The parliamentary and presidential elections were expected to be held on the same day in 2019.