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Turkish-Dutch relations

In this photo dated October 16, 2019, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders passes army trucks blocking the roads to prevent protesting farmers from reaching parliament in The Hague, Netherlands (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
October 27, 2020, 6:21 pm
Erdogan sues Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker for calling him a ‘terrorist’
Dutch leader backs Geert Wilders, who posted a cartoon of Turkey’s president with a hat resembling a bomb on Twitter, as row between Ankara and Europe deepens
By Susan Fraser
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters during a rally, February 26, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
March 19, 2019, 12:34 am
Turkey probing deadly Dutch shooting attack, Erdogan says
Turkish-born suspect Gokmen Tanis may have killed three and wounded five on an Utrecht tram earlier Monday due to ‘family dispute,’ local media claims
By AFP
Suspected gunman Gokmen Tanis, 37, on March 18, 2019. Police believe he carried out a deadly shooting on a city tram that day. (Police Utrecht on Twitter, via AP)
March 18, 2019, 8:13 pm
Suspected gunman in deadly Dutch tram shooting is arrested
‘We assume a terror motive,’ says Utrecht’s mayor as 37-year-old Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis suspected of killing three and wounding five
By AP
Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra arrives for an EU Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council in Brussels, November 24, 2017. (AFP Photo/Emmanuel Dunand)
February 5, 2018, 3:42 pm
Netherlands pulls its envoy from Turkey as ties sour
Dutch FM says Ankara won’t be allowed to post an ambassador in country until dispute sparked by expulsion of Turkish minister solved
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures amid confetti during a rally in Istanbul on March 11, 2017. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
March 24, 2017, 1:41 am
Erdogan: I’ll keep up ‘Nazi’ taunts if I’m called ‘dictator’
While looking to preserve vital trade links, president says Turkey to rethink its ties with EU
By AFP
A man pulls a cart in front of a huge portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Taksim Square in Istanbul on March 15, 2017. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
March 17, 2017, 1:10 am
Erdogan lashes EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’
Amid referendum campaign to expand his powers, Turkish leader finds himself in worsening relations with Germany and Holland
By Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen addressing health sector workers at his palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)
March 14, 2017, 8:02 pm
Erdogan blames ‘rotten’ Dutch for 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Turkish president says soldiers failed to halt Muslim slaughter; Dutch PM slams ‘disgusting distortion of history‘
By Suzan Fraser
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) meets with Jason Greenblatt, the US president's assistant and special representative for international negotiations, at Abbas's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 14, 2017. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
March 14, 2017, 1:54 pm
J Street calls on Trump administration to openly back two states
Abbas: Historic peace deal possible under Trump; poll: Most Palestinians skeptical of Trump peace efforts
By ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan applauds following a rally in Istanbul, Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Photo AP)
March 13, 2017, 1:41 pm
Turkey formally protests to Dutch envoy over diplomatic donnybrook
Ambassador called in as Ankara objects to treatment of expelled Turkish minister and ‘disproportionate’ force against demonstrators
By Susan Frazer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters as he arrives to deliver a speech in Istanbul on March 12, 2017.(AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)
March 12, 2017, 4:19 pm
Erdogan: Dutch will ‘pay price‘ for booting Turkish minister
Turkish president says barring of Family Minister Kaya from the Netherlands ‘cannot remain unanswered’
By AFP
Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather outside the Dutch consulate during a protest, in Istanbul, early Sunday, March 12, 2017. (AP Photo)
March 12, 2017, 5:07 am
Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests
Erdogan warns of consequences after Holland refuses to allow campaigning for Ankara’s referendum on its soil
By Jan Hennop, Sophie Mignon and Fulya Ozerkan
The Turkish ambassador to the Netherlands, second from left, addresses Turkish residents of the Netherlands gathered for a protest outside Turkey's consulate in Rotterdam on March 11, 2017. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
March 12, 2017, 3:47 am
Dutch police use water cannon, horses on Turkish rally
Rotterdam scuffles ensue after Turkey ministers refused entry into country to campaign ahead of April referendum
By AFP
Illustrative: Dutch police work the scene of a crime in Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
March 12, 2017, 1:56 am
Rotterdam mayor issues emergency order in Turkey spat
After Dutch authorities ban Ankara ministers from campaigning, pro-Erdogan protests erupt in both countries
By AP
People gesture and wave flags as Turkish residents of the Netherlands gather for a protest outside Turkey's consulate in Rotterdam on March 11, 2017. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
March 12, 2017, 1:13 am
Protests in Rotterdam over Turkish rally ban
Dutch authorities reportedly prevent Ankara minister from attending referendum gathering
By AFP
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