Rutte reacts harshly, says Erdoğan’s tone becoming more and more hysterical
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reacted harshly to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fresh wave of verbal attacks at the Netherlands on...
Austria’s Chancellor Kern says Turkish ministers promote ‘abolishing democracy’
Austria will try to prevent visiting Turkish ministers from campaigning for a constitutional referendum on the grounds of public safety and because they promote...
Minister Kaya says dared to die in Netherlands, returned upon Erdoğan’s call
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya who was expelled from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she insisted on...
Dutch PM says Turkish sanctions against Netherlands ‘not too bad’ but ‘bizarre’
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that sanctions imposed on the Netherlands by Turkey following a diplomatic crisis with the country were “not...
Turkey plays migrant card again amid strained tensions with European countries
Turkish European Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik said on Monday that Turkey should reconsider part of its deal to keep migrants out of the European...
Germany, France say Erdoğan’s Nazism slur against Netherlands ‘unacceptable’
The German and French governments have rejected as completely unacceptable remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referring the Netherlands as “Nazi remnants,” part...
EU and NATO call on Turkey to be calm in row with the Netherlands
The European Union (EU) and NATO have called on Turkey and the Netherlands to be calm in the wake of the eruption of a...
Erdoğanist columnist calls on gov’t to ‘set West on fire’ before it occupies Turkey
Yakup Köse, a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a columnist for the pro-government Star daily, on Monday called on...
Erdoğan likens Europeans to dogs: ‘They don’t bite each other’
Continuing his reactions to the Netherlands’ expulsion from the country of Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya on Saturday...
Danish PM Rasmussen demands Turkish PM to delay Denmark trip
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has urged his Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to delay a planned trip to Denmark.
The Prime Minister’s office...
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