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A mob of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked a women’s rally urging Turks to vote “no” in the upcoming constitutional referendum, which would greatly expand Erdogan’s powers as president should the “yes” vote win in April.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after the April 16 referendum on expanding its powers, a move that could end Ankara’s bid to join the EU.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Turkey on March 30. Tillerson will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a diplomatic dispute with the Netherlands that has triggered a wave of anti-Western vitriol from the Islamist Turkish head of state.

ANKARA (AFP) – A Turkish pro-government newspaper on Friday depicted Chancellor Angela Merkel on its front page in Nazi uniform with a Hitler-style moustache, labelling the German leader “She Hitler” amid a bitter war of words between Ankara and Berlin. Right-wing tabloid-style

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says his German counterpart has requested the release of German daily Die Welt’s jailed correspondent and described the demand as “unacceptable.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged Turks resident in Europe to have five children, telling the millions strong diaspora community “you are Europe’s future.”

The Turkish outlet Hurriyet has published a photo of a copy of a Dutch election ballot with the name “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” written in as a candidate, an apparent protest against the Netherlands’ decision to prevent high-ranking Turkish officials from campaigning for Erdogan’s constitutional referendum on Dutch soil.

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused the EU of starting a “crusade” against Islam and said his country was no longer friends with The Netherlands, further souring relations.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday to scrap a deal with the European Union to readmit migrants who have crossed illegally into Europe, amid a standoff with European nations over their reluctance to allow Turkish ministers to hold campaign rallies in their countries.

Thousands of Twitter accounts were hacked Tuesday night, resulting in anti-Netherlands tweets in Turkish spreading across the platform as users warned others to disable third-party app access to their accounts.

BERLIN (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out anew against the Netherlands and European nations, repeating an assertion that the Dutch were responsible for the slaughter of Bosnians in Srebrenica in 1995 and saying the EU was “drowning” in its fear of Muslims and refugees.

Turkey’s red meat association has ordered a consignment of prize Dutch cattle to be sent back to the Netherlands, saying it no longer wants to farm the cows due to the diplomatic crisis between the countries.

The Swedish government has bowed to Turkish pressure, allowing the country’s Islamist government to organise rallies supporting a huge increase in powers for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its soil.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his war of words with Europe this week. His favorite words appear to be “terrorist” and “Nazi.”

Paris (AFP) – Several top Twitter accounts, including those of a German football club, a French ministry and BBC North America, were defaced Wednesday by pro-Turkish hackers with a message slamming “Nazi Germany” and “Nazi Holland”.

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Wednesday that the German government reserves the right to impose entry bans on Turkish officials hoping to campaign in Germany, though he said the measure would be a “last resort.”

The head of Turkey’s secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) is accusing Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not sufficiently punishing the Netherlands for barring Turkish government officials from attending a pro-Erdogan rally, accusing Erdogan of being “just talk.”

Turkey on Tuesday attacked a ruling by the EU’s top court that European companies can ban employees from wearing religious or political symbols including the Islamic headscarf, saying it would intensify anti-Muslim sentiment.

A Turkish court on Tuesday kept in place a foreign travel ban for a top novelist charged with terror propaganda in a controversial case that has intensified concerns over freedom of speech in the country.

Geert Wilders, the eurosceptic, anti-mass migration candidate who heads the insurgent Party for Freedom (PVV), has blasted incumbent head of government Mark Rutte as a “prime minister for foreigners”, urging voters to put the Netherlands first in a fiery debate.

Turkey on Tuesday rejected a European legal report calling its proposed constitutional changes a big setback for democracy, saying the experts who compiled it had become politicized and the report stained their prestige.

Turkey halted high level relations with the Netherlands on Monday, citing the Dutch government’s barring of Turkish politicians from holding rallies ahead of a referendum on a new constitution.

French Front National presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has called for a total ban on Turkish rallies in France following the Turkish riots in the Netherlands over the weekend.

A mob of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congregated Sunday to squeeze and mutilate oranges as a protest against the Netherlands, which has prevented Turkish government officials from attending pro-Erdogan rallies on Dutch soil.

(AP) – Turkey’s minister in charge of European Union affairs says his country should consider reviewing its migration deal with the EU and relax controls on people reaching Europe over land.

Dutch police have deployed water cannons, horses, and dogs to disperse a violent protest of Turkish nationalists who rioted and chanted “Allah hu Akbar” (our god is greatest).

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff says that while the German government hasn’t blocked campaign appearances by Turkish politicians, that isn’t a “free pass” for the future.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Netherlands’ top diplomat to formally protest its treatment of a Turkish minister in that country over the weekend as well as what it said was “disproportionate” use of force against demonstrators in a protest that ensued.

Hundreds of Turkish migrants and dual nationals turned out onto the streets of Rotterdam to riot in support of their home country’s Islamist president last night, forcing Dutch police to take robust action to disperse them.   People wave Turkish national

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – The escalating dispute between NATO allies Turkey and the Netherlands hit a new low Sunday, with a Turkish minister escorted out of the country less than a day after Turkey’s foreign minister was denied entry, prompting

The Turkish Foreign Minister has said that his country is prepared to once again allow migrants passage into Europe if Turks are not permitted to travel in the European Union (EU) without visas.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government on Saturday withdrew landing permission for the Turkish foreign minister’s aircraft, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two NATO allies over campaigning for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform.

VIENNA (AFP) – An Austrian town on Friday banned a rally which a senior official from Turkey’s ruling AKP party was set to attend, in a growing international row over the country’s referendum campaign. The gathering was due to take

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says he will go to the Netherlands to address Turkish citizens despite Dutch authorities’ demands that he not show up for a rally there on the upcoming Turkish referendum.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will land in Moscow Friday for “high-level talks” expected to concern both economic development and the two countries’ roles in Syria, where Turkey’s opposition to Syrian Kurdish militias has strained relations with Russia.

Dutch anti-mass migration Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders showed up outside the Turkish embassy in The Hague to protest a visit from Turkey’s foreign minister who is drumming up support for the upcoming Turkish referendum.