Austria Bars Turkish Economy Minister over Rally Plans

Austria said Monday it had barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend a rally marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey.


“He has been barred because his visit was not planned as part of a bilateral exchange, but was about his public appearance at an event marking the coup attempt,” foreign ministry spokesman Thomas Schnoell told AFP.

Zeybekci’s attendance would have represented a “danger for public order”, he said.

The foreign ministry did not say when the rally was due to take place.
 [elkaos.gr/AFP]
10/7/17