Turkey referendum: Clashes as Dutch expel minister

Dutch rebellion police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish
minister escorted in another country.
Water cannon and police on horseback had been used to disperse about 1,000 people out of doors the Turkish consulate.
The minister changed into seeking to win guide among expatriates for a referendum on expanding Turkish presidential powers.
The Dutch government says such rallies might stoke tensions days earlier than the Netherlands' general election.
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Turkey's own family minister, had arrived with the aid of road on Saturday beforehand of her deliberate rally.

But she turned into denied entry to the consula"te in Rotterdam.
Ms Kaya changed into then taken to the German border through police, Dutch top Minister Mark Rutte showed early on Sunday morning. Some 1,000 protesters took to the streets outdoor the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam
earlier, the Netherlands had barred Turkish overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu from entering the us of a by using plane. He has now travelled to Metz in northern France to address a rally there on Sunday.
In a facebook publish, Mr Rutte said attempts to find a "affordable solution" to the countries' variations had proved "impossible", while brushing off Ms Kaya's arrival in Rotterdam as "irresponsible".
Ms Kaya said on Twitter: "the world should take a stance within the name of democracy in opposition to this fascist act! This behaviour in opposition to a girl minister can never be ordinary."
Turkish prime Minister Binali Yildirim stated on Sunday that Turkey could reply inside the "harshest methods" to this "unacceptable behaviour".
Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper later suggested that Ms Kaya had flown from Cologne again to Istanbul.
Turkish prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier denounced the Dutch authorities as "Nazi remnants and fascists" for denying the rallies.
The BBC's Turkey correspondent, Mark Lowen, says that what started out as a diplomatic row has changed into a full-blown bilateral disaster.
what is the row approximately?
Turkey is keeping a referendum on sixteen April on whether to turn from a parliamentary to a presidential republic, more similar to the us.
If a success, it might provide sweeping new powers to the president, allowing them to rent ministers, prepare the price range, pick the majority of senior judges and enact certain legal guidelines by way of decree.

President Erdogan is hoping to win sweeping new powers
what is greater, the president by myself would be capable of announce a nation of emergency and push aside parliament.
for you to get it passed, Mr Erdogan desires the votes of citizens living within Turkey and overseas.
There are 5.5 million Turks residing outdoor the u . s . a ., with 1.4 million eligible voters in Germany alone - and the sure campaign is keen to get them on aspect.
So a number of rallies had been deliberate for countries with big numbers of expat electorate, inclusive of Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
however, Mr Erdogan's supporters have discovered themselves blocked from maintaining those rallies.
Why are countries looking to save you the rallies?
many of the countries have noted protection issues as the professional motive.
Austrian overseas Minister Sebastian Kurz said Mr Erdogan changed into no longer welcome to keep rallies as this could increase friction and preclude integration.
Mr Rutte stated the Netherlands requested Turkey to desist as they feared "compromised public order and protection".
The Dutch authorities is likewise going through a extreme electoral mission from the anti-Islam party of Geert Wilders in its election on Wednesday.
Many ecu countries have additionally expressed deep disquiet approximately Turkey's reaction to the July coup attempt and the us of a's perceived slide closer to authoritarianism under President Erdogan.
Germany mainly has been important of the mass arrests and purges that observed - with nearly 100,000 civil servants removed from their posts.