Protests erupted in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam late on March 11 outside the Turkish consulate amid a row with Ankara after Dutch authorities banned the visits of Turkish ministers.
"The Dutch government on Saturday barred a Turkish foreign minister`s aircraft from landing, drawing a furious reaction from the Turkish president and escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two NATO allies over campaigning for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform.
Hundreds of pro-Turkey protesters scuffled with police as authorities tried to end a demonstration at the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, where a Turkish minister fruitlessly tried to enter the compound.
(Photo: Emmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images)Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country will strongly respond to Dutch authorities` "unacceptable treatment" toward Turkish ministers who were prevented from addressing Turkish citizens in the Netherlands.
"You can stop our foreign minister`s plane all you want, let`s see how your planes will come to Turkey from now on," Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul.
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