Turkey said on Thursday there was “no difference” between the ruling Dutch liberals and the “fascist” anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders, after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte defeated the far-right in elections. With Turkey locked in an explosive crisis with the European Union that erupted in the run-up to the polls, ...
Turkey on Tuesday hit back at the EU after the bloc criticized Ankara over a spiraling diplomatic spat with the Netherlands, saying its criticism had no value for the country. “The EU’s short-sighted statement has no value for our country,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Ankara claimed that ...