Analysis: Europe challenges Turkey’s Erdogan, why now?

The Netherlands is a “Nazi remnant,” according Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

On Saturday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was banned from flying to Rotterdam to give a speech, and Family and Social Policy Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya was deported to Germany. She tweeted: “democracy, fundamental rights, human rights and freedoms… all forgotten in Rotterdam tonight. Merely tyranny and oppression.” She called the Dutch actions “fascist” and wondered if Europe was really the “cradle of civilization.” Dutch police had to confront angry Turkish pro-Erdogan government protesters.

 

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