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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sat Mar 11, 2017, 09:53 PM Mar 2017

A Dutch Police helicopter is currently escorting a Turkish govt. plane out of Dutch airspace... [View all]

https://www.twitter.com/airlivenet/status/840724086477197319

A referendum is being held to give Pres. Erdogan more power. The Turkish Govt sent a Minister to attend a pro-Erdogan rally in Holland (expat Turks can apparently vote) and the Dutch denied landing rights.

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A Dutch Police helicopter is currently escorting a Turkish govt. plane out of Dutch airspace... [View all] brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

Turkey is basically a dictatorship now! VMA131Marine Mar 2017 #1

... Lucinda Mar 2017 #2