Tension Grows Between Turkey and the Netherlands

Turkey protested the Netherlands' refusal to allow its officials to enter the country as tensions grew between the two European Union nations.
土耳其抗议荷兰拒绝该国官员进入荷兰，这两个欧盟国家之间的紧张关系进一步升温。
On Saturday, the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte blocked Turkish officials from entering the country. The officials wanted to campaign in the Netherlands for a referendum on April 16. They were hoping to find Turks to vote in the referendum. If passed, the referendum would greatly expand the powers of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
星期六，荷兰总理马克·鲁特（Mark Rutte）阻止了土耳其官员入境。这些官员想要在荷兰为4月16日进行的土耳其公投造势，他们原本希望召集土耳其人参加公投投票。如果公投获得通过，将会极大地扩大土耳其总统埃尔多安的权力。

Turkey said the Netherlands police used "disproportionate" force against Turkish protestors. And its president, Erdogan said, "Nazism is alive in the West" and promised to retaliate.
土耳其表示，荷兰警察对土耳其示威者使用了“不相称的”武力。土耳其总统则说，“纳粹主义仍活在西方国家”，并承诺进行报复。

Reactions from Europe
来自欧洲的反应

After the heated exchange, European Union leaders asked Turkey to avoid statements or actions that worsen the situation. EU spokesman Margaritis Schinas said it was essential to find ways to calm the situation.
在这次激烈交锋之后，欧盟领导人要求土耳其避免使形势恶化的言论或行动。欧盟发言人希纳斯称必须设法平息局势。

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking at a news conference in Munich on Monday, said the Nazi comments were "completely unacceptable." She also urged Turkey to "calm down."
德国总理默克尔周一在慕尼黑的新闻发布会上说，土耳其的纳粹言论是“完全不能接受的”。她还督促土耳其“冷静下来”。

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged all members of the alliance "to show mutual respect, to be calm and have a measured approach."
北约秘书长斯托尔滕贝格督促所有成员国“互相尊重、保持冷静并采取克制态度”。

The Netherlands, meanwhile, issued a travel advisory to their citizens to "be alert and avoid gatherings and busy places throughout Turkey."
与此同时，荷兰向该国公民发出旅游警告，要求他们“提高警惕，避开土耳其各地的集会和繁忙场所。”

The conflict between the two countries comes as the Netherlands is preparing for its own general election on Wednesday.
两国之间冲突正值荷兰筹备本国将于周三进行的大选。

In this election, the right-wing PVV party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be competing against the far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders' party. Wilders has recently said the Netherlands government should block Turkish ministers from the country until after the election.
在这次选举中，鲁特总理所属右翼党派自民党将同反伊斯兰民粹主义者威尔姆斯的极右翼党派自由党展开竞争。维尔德斯最近表示，荷兰政府应该阻止土耳其部长进入该国，直到大选之后。