In fact, Nazism is alive in the West,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after two of his ministers were barred from campaigning in the Netherlands. Read more:Article Continued BelowDutch government blocks visit from Turkish minister, escalating diplomatic dispute Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Germany of ‘Nazi practices,’ amid widening diplomatic rift Saying that he was wrong to think Nazism was over, Erdogan made the comment to an audience in Istanbul. However, some European nations have complained that Turkey under Erdogan is slipping toward authoritarian practices, especially since last summer’s aborted coup. ( The Associated Press )“If you sacrifice Turkish-Dutch relations to the elections on Wednesday, then you will pay the price,” Erdogan warned. Earlier, a man climbed onto the roof of the Dutch consulate in Istanbul and replaced the Netherlands’ flag with the Turkish one.

Source: thestar March 12, 2017 16:24 UTC