The Netherlands expels Turkish minister.

Dutch police removed a Turkish female minister from the country after preventing her from attending a rally that Amsterdam protested against.

Dutch riot police were deployed to maintain order.

Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Türkiye's Minister for Family Affairs, and her relatives were taken back to the Dutch border with Germany today, RTL News reported.

Earlier, Kaya was arrested by police for attempting to participate in a protest at the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam. This was part of an effort by the Turkish authorities to encourage people living in the Netherlands to vote in favor of constitutional amendments aimed at increasing the power of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

"Minister Kaya was on her way back to Germany, escorted by police. Her car was asked to leave. This also applied to her bodyguards and staff," said Ahmed Aboutaleb, the mayor of Rotterdam.

Aboutaleb also accused Turkish officials at the consulate of misleading him about Kaya's visit by failing to disclose the protest plans.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the Turkish minister's visit to the country "irresponsible," and the reasoning of Erdogan's government "unacceptable."

Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said the actions of Dutch officials against Minister Kaya were a mistake, arguing that Amsterdam "violated all diplomatic and international rules" by disregarding her immunity.

Hundreds of angry Turks remained in central Rotterdam even after the protests had ended and Kaya's car was ordered to leave by police. Some threw stones and bottles at riot police.

Dutch police had to use water cannons, police dogs, and batons to disperse the crowd in front of the Turkish consulate.

Relations between the Netherlands and Türkiye are becoming increasingly strained after Amsterdam prevented the Turkish foreign minister's plane from reaching Rottersdam for a rally. President Erdogan even called Amsterdam's action "a remnant of fascism." Turkey has blockaded the Dutch embassy and consulate general.

Yıldırım announced today that he would retaliate against the Dutch actions of barring Turkish diplomats in "the harshest ways."

According to Sputnik