Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on March 16 that it was recalling its ambassador in Ankara, Nadezhda Neynsky, for consultations.

Germany has joined the Netherlands in revising its travel advice for Turkey, amid a deepening row over European cancelations of events by Turkish officials aimed at rallying support for a "yes" vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum. 

At the same time as the European Union's foreign and security representative, Federica Mogherini, and Expansion Commissioner Johannes Hahn were making a joint statement over the tension between Turkey and the Netherlands on March 13, Turkish EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik was staging a press conference in Ankara.

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.

Former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni believes that relations between Greece and Israel are "very good" and that there is potential for closer ties in the areas of energy, among others.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said late March 11 that it has conveyed to the Netherlands its wish for the Dutch ambassador to Ankara to "not return to his post for a while," amid a row over the Dutch government's decision to cancel Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's flight permit. 

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said late March 11 that they have conveyed to the Netherlands their will for the Dutch envoy to Ankara to not return to his post for a while upon a row that emerged over the Dutch government's decision to cancel Turkish foreign minister's flight permit.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called the Netherlands' decision to cancel a flight permit for his airplane in order for him to attend a meeting with Turkish citizens in Rotterdam on March 11, a "scandal."

The Netherlands has canceled a flight clearance for Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on March 11, which caused reaction from Turkey, after Çavuşoğlu said hours earlier that Turkey would impose "severe sanctions" against the Dutch state.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will travel to Rotterdam in the Netherlands on March 11 for a "meeting with citizens" campaign event ahead of the April 16 referendum, despite continued opposition to the visit from the Dutch government.