Turkey-Netherlands crisis deepens after Erdogan’s Nazi jibe
By AFP
14 March 2017 |
4:50 am
A diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands deepens as both sides trade bitter accusations after Turkish ministers were blocked from holding rallies to win support for plans to expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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