Turkey Wants To Curtail Freedom Of Expression In Netherlands

President Recep Erdogan’s critics on social media in the Netherlands are to be reported to Turkey’s General Consulate in Rotterdam, according to Dutch media. Russia Today reports: Ankara’s office has reportedly emailed a number of Turkish organizations in the European country, urging their employees to warn the consulate of any “insulting” messages received via personal online accounts. Turkey’s Consulate General to Rotterdam asks Turks in Netherlands to be informer about people who insult Erdogan! pic.twitter.com/JwfDSdVget — Celil (@csagir2015) April 21, 2016 According to the letter shared on Twitter, it said: “To whom it may concern, If you or the employees working in your NGO or their relatives or the people around you received messages from people who are insulting our president, the Turkish nation or Turkey in general in to your mailboxes or social media accounts, we would kindly ask you to send the names and the quotes that they put to the mail address of our Rotterdam Consulate General.“ The campaign is “aimed against everything that’s being shared on Twitter, Facebook and even in private emails,” Dutch freelance journalist and author Frederike Geerdink told RT, adding that Ankara’s move has “immediately caused big discussion in Holland.“ “Politicians in Holland worry, [...]