Holland bans entrance of Turkish vice-premier
By Kamila Aliyeva
A new dispute between Turkey and Holland has arisen as the country refused to allow Turkish official to enter the country.
Turkes planned to participate in an event dedicated to the memory of the victims of the attempted military coup on July 15.
A statement by the Dutch Foreign Ministry said attendance by
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Togrul Turkes or other members of
Turkey’s government was undesirable “given the current
circumstances in the bilateral relations between our land.”
The July 7 decision is a “natural consequence” of events in March,
the statement by the Dutch Foreign Ministry said.
In March, the Dutch authorities refused to allow Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu and Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya to enter the country to campaign for the April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments.
Responding to the Dutch move, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a
statement saying that Turkish citizens abroad are organizing events
to mark July 15 “independent of our bilateral relations” with the
countries they are in.
“The statement... is telling in terms of this country’s
understanding of democracy”, Turkish foreign ministry spokesman
Hüseyin Muftuoğlu said, Hurriyet reported.
On July 15, 2016, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country as a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them. However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.
Turkey's government announced that the deadly plot, which martyred at least 246 people and injured more than 2,000 others, was organized by followers of U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen.
Gulen is accused of leading a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary, forming what is commonly known as the “parallel state”.
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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva
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