Citing "no progress" on a long-term diplomatic rift, the Dutch government has decided to officially withdraw the Netherlands' Ambassador from Turkey. The Netherlands will not issue permission for a new Turkish ambassador to take up duties in the Netherlands, added the Dutch ministry. The two nations have not exchanged ambassadors since last March, when tensions rose after Turkish government officials were barred from attending rallies in Rotterdam during a Turkish referendum on constitutional amendments to expand the Turkish president's powers.
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