Turkey-Netherlands feud simmers as Dutch election looms
By SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press
Published: March 13, 2017, 9:12am
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Turkish security barricades surround the Dutch embassy, the green building at the center, in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday. Tensions between Turkey and Western Europe simmered Monday, with Turkey's foreign ministry formally protesting the treatment of a Turkish minister who was escorted out of the Netherlands over the weekend and what Turkey called a "disproportionate" use of force against demonstrators at a protest afterward. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Photo Gallery
ANKARA, Turkey — Tensions between Turkey and Western Europe simmered Monday, with Turkey’s foreign ministry formally protesting the treatment of a Turkish minister who was escorted out of the Netherlands over the weekend and what Turkey called a “disproportionate” use of force against demonstrators at a protest afterward.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in on the Netherlands’ side, NATO’s chief called for alliance members to respect each other, and the European Union urged Turkey to calm down.
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