Posted on 03/13/2017 8:43:25 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Turkey said on Monday it would suspend high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands after Dutch authorities prevented its ministers from speaking at rallies of expatriate Turks, deepening the row between the two NATO allies.
The sanctions - which include a ban on the Dutch ambassador and diplomatic flights from the Netherlands but do not appear to include economic measures or travel restrictions for ordinary citizens - mark another low point in relations between Turkey and the European Union, which it still officially aims to join.
President Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking Turkish voters' support in an April 16 referendum on boosting his powers as head of state, has previously accused the Dutch government of acting like "Nazi remnants" for barring his ministers from addressing expatriate Turks to drum up votes.
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This will deliver him in totally uncharted waters.
A lot of detail at the link, original Reuters feed so I excerpted.
Turkey has a GDP of 822 billion with 75 million people.
The Netherlands have a GDP of 853 Billion with 16.6 million.
The Netherlands is diversified into worldwide businesses in every imaginable field.
Turkey is gas and weapons.
Per capita Turkey is about 20% of the Dutch. Good luck haji.
I think the dog is likely to flame out.
With every Turkish rant, Geert Wilders edges closer to becoming Holland’s next head of state.
Run your mouth, muzzie!
Well, actually he could, of course, he just refused to, which is given the circumstances a very aggressive act and not one that should be foisted upon a NATO ally. He couldn't have helped Geert Wilders any more if he tried, and it looks like it might be worth FIVE SEATS to Dutch conservatives. If things in the Netherlands do not turn out to his advantage he has only his ham-handed political incompetence to blame.
He is an Islamist. He actually believes he is destined to rule the revived Ottoman empire.
He is totally insane. And totally evil.
I would love to watch Russia reclaim Byzantium/Constantinopal. Best Day Ever!
This was one-half of the Roman Empire, and it only fell a little over five hundred years ago. That isn't so long in the scheme of things. And counting the modern state of Turkey, it was just two administrations previous.
The Roman Empire is not so ancient history after all.
You are totally correct.
They fell because the West undermined them for many years.
With a little support they could have survived.
Imagine the modern world with the Roman Empire.
Hard to tell what will happen in Turkey.
It has been said in Turkey that Erdogan is Insane. He may be, or just Evil.
Guess we will see how far this goes.
If the Dutch are Nazis, Erdogan is a Turkish member of ISIS.
Well, Turkey certainly helped establish ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria. Along with Obama and Hillary.
Screw the nation that wiped out Armenians.
too bad the founder of the Muslim Brohood (which Erdogan loves), Hassan al-Banna, was a REAL Nazi. Oh yea Erdogan, who did Turkey side with (and inspire to genocide) in WWI?
Viva Geert
If you look at Turkey’s debt and trade balance numbers the real mystery is why their economy hasn’t collapsed already. Its going to happen eventually.
Years ago Erdogan created new banks on the justification that they would conform to Islamic law. These banks have been handing out money on generous terms for years, its only a matter of time until they collapse. Turkey itself has been running huge trade deficits and their currency is bound to collapse. If you look at the numbers the miracle is it hasn’t already happened.
And Obama is a commie. Oh wait, he really is.
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