Turkey-Netherlands war of words intensifies

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has labelled the Netherlands ‘the capital of fascism’. He made the comments at a rally in France to drum up support for a referendum next month that could boost presidential powers.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has labelled the Netherlands “the capital of fascism”.

He made the comments at a rally in France to drum up support for a referendum next month that could boost presidential powers.

Cavusoglu’s attack came a day after he was barred from speaking to Turkish expats in Rotterdam.

Al Jazeera’s David Chater reports from Metz.