Turkish official: Access to and from Dutch embassy, consulate closed off

Access to and from Dutch embassy, consulate in Turkey closed off for security reasons
Saturday, 11 March 2017 23:55

A Turkish foreign ministry official says that access to and from the Dutch Embassy in Ankara and the consulate in İstanbul has been closed off for security reasons.

The official said entries and exits were closed at the two locations. Similar precautions were taken at the Dutch charge d'affaires' house and the ambassador's residence. He didn't provide any further information and spoke on customary condition of anonymity.

Earlier Saturday, the Foreign Ministry summoned the charge d'affaires to protest the country's decision to withdraw the flight permit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.