Turkey plans more pro-Erdogan rallies, German concerns mount


  • World
  • Sunday, 05 Mar 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, March 3, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

ISTANBUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey said on Saturday it would keep holding rallies in Germany and the Netherlands to urge Turks living there to back a vote to boost President Tayyip Erdogan's powers, despite opposition from authorities in both countries.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu criticised German and Dutch restrictions on such gatherings as undemocratic, and said Turkey would press on with them in the run-up to the April 16 referendum.

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