Turkey, Netherlands on high alert

Police on March 12, 2017 used force to break up demonstrations outside the Turkish embassy in Rotterdam. On March 11, 2017, Turkey attempted to send its foreign minister to the Netherlands to hold a rally among Dutch-Turkish immigrants. The Netherlands, had asked the minister not to come, revoking landing permission for his plane. Later, Turkey's family affairs minister travelled from Germany and attempted to address a large crowd in Rotterdam. She was stopped by Dutch police, declared an undesirable alien and escorted back to the German border.