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Dutch riot police have broken up a rally in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hours after a minister was refused entry to the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam. | |
Police carried out mounted charges at the protesters, who had gathered outside the consulate as the diplomatic row between the two nations escalated. | |
The Turkish minister has been sent to Germany, Rotterdam's mayor says. | |
Protesters were reportedly throwing bottles and mobbing police cars. | |
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Turkey's minister of family and social policies, had arrived by road on Saturday ahead of a rally planned to help harness the votes of Turks living in the Netherlands. | |
They will be voting in a referendum next month on whether to expand Mr Erdogan's powers. | |
But when she arrived, Dutch authorities refused to allow her entry to the consulate, sparking a stream of angry tweets. | |
Ms Kaya has since left the Netherlands, the mayor of Rotterdam confirmed early on Sunday morning. |