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Outgoing Dutch diplomat’s farewell video attracts attention
A video of Deputy Head of Mission in the Dutch Embassy to Ankara Erik Weststrate prepared for his farewell to Türkiye attracted great attention on social media.
Weststrate shared the video on social media on Aug. 9 and described the places he visited in front of the map of Türkiye expressing his admiration.
Int’l Gümüşlük Music Festival to host concerts, shows
Organized by the Bodrum Classical Music Association, the International Gümüşlük Music Festival will once again present a full program for music lovers for its 19th edition, starting from July 18.
Former pension exec wins lawsuit against pension overseer in nationalisation row
Former CEO of NN Pensii pension company Raluca Tintoiu on Friday won a lawsuit brought before the Supreme Court of Justice for the annulment of a fine issued to her by the Financial Oversight Authority (ASF) in 2017 amidst rumours regarding the nationalisation of Pillar II pension plans.
Dutch Vote to Reintroduce Visas Alarms Albania
An Albanian biometric passport. Photo courtesy: Bevis Fusha / Safran
It comes after parliament in the Netherlands voted to deploy the so-called Emergency Break Mechanism for Albania due to concerns about rising criminal activity by Albanian nationals in the country.
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Dutch, US and Israeli ambassadors help pick winners at startup competition
US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday joined his Dutch and Israeli counterparts, Caspar Veldkamp and Irit Ben-Abba respectively, as well as a team of experts, to help pick the three top winners at a student pitching competition at the Dutch Embassy's Orange Grove forum.
Mauritsstad and the Golden Age | Athens | To September 7
Four acclaimed Brazilian contemporary artists, Eudes Mota, Jeims Duarte, Kilian Glasner and Marcio Almeida, present their views on the legacy of the Dutch occupation of northeastern Brazil between 1630 and 1654 in "Mauritsstad and the Golden Age," an exhibition at the Brazilian Embassy's cultural center, Casa do Brasil, organized in cooperation with the Dutch Embassy.
Guard at Dutch Embassy in Ankara arrested for sexually abusing German diplomat's 15-year-old daughter
A man working as a security guard in Ankara has been arrested for sexually abusing a German diplomat's 15-year-old daughter, daily Habertük reported on June 22.
Protests in Turkey against Netherlands over diplomatic crisis
Protests have been carried out by different groups in Turkey over the past two days against the Netherlands, amid escalating row between the two countries after a Turkish minister was barred from speaking at an event in Rotterdam.
Pro-Erdogan Turks Hold Anti-EU Protest in Sarajevo
Several dozen people protested in Sarajevo's Bascarsija district on Sunday to express anger about bans in several EU states on rallies in support of a referendum in Turkey on whether to give the president more powers.
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Turkey-Netherlands tension rises amid calls for calm
A row between Turkey and Netherlands that escalated over the latter's refusal to permit Turkish politics to hold rallies in the country has grown after Turkey issued two diplomatic notes to the Dutch envoy in Ankara amid calls from third parties for calm.