Tag: Nihat Zeybekci

Austria bars Turkish economy minister over rally plans

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) – 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 […]