Erdogan says Dutch PM Rutte Lost Turkey's Friendship

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 09:01
Bulgaria: Erdogan says Dutch PM Rutte Lost Turkey's Friendship File photo: EPA/BGNES

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had lost the friendship of Ankara after a diplomatic row between the NATO allies over a ban on Turkish ministers speaking in the Netherlands, according to Reuters.

Erdoğan's comments, at a rally in the northwestern province of Sakarya, came a day after Rutte fought off the challenge of anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders in an election victory hailed across much of Europe.

Erdogan also slammed the European Union for its ruling allowing companies to ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves under certain conditions.

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