The statement made by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands, formally withdrew its ambassador in Turkiye was reported.

The Netherlands will also not accept the appointment of a new Turkish ambassador to the Netherlands said in the statement and has paused the talks with Turkiye on resolving the matter.

On the prevention of Turkish ministers' meeting in the Netherlands in March 2017, the Foreign Ministry asked the off-duty Dutch ambassador in Ankara, who was on leave, not to return "for a while."

ILKHA