Turkish president brands Dutch govt 'Nazis' and 'fascists' after they refuse entry to Foreign Minister

A major row has broken out between Turkey and the Netherlands.

Turkey and the Netherlands sharply escalated a dispute between the two Nato allies today as the Dutch withdrew landing permission for a Turkish minister's plane, leading Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call them "fascists".

The Netherlands withdrew the landing permission for Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu because of objections to his intention to campaign for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform, which the Dutch see as a step backwards from democracy.