Turkey's foreign minister says that the Dutch decision to deny his plane landing permission for him to enter the Netherlands "is a scandal in every way and cannot be accepted.” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was due to visit Rotterdam on Saturday to campaign for a referendum next month on constitutional reforms in Turkey. The Dutch government says that it withdrew the permission because of "risks to public order and security.” Cavusoglu, speaking at Istanbul's airport, said that the Dutch are trying to prevent Turkish officials from meeting voters in Europe.
He said: "So they cancelled it due to security concerns, what, so is the minister a terrorist?” The minister added: "We will give them the response they deserve.” He also said that "we have received many supportive messages from the Netherlands, saying they don't agree with their government's racist, fascist policies."
