 Acar collected information of people who sympathize with Fethullah Gülen at Netherlands and passed it on to the Turkish authorities.The Dutch government called spying activities an “unwanted and non-acceptable interference in the lives of Dutch citizens.” and the attaché was reportedly declared “persona non grata” and received a “deportation warning” by Dutch authorities.On 26 January 2017, President Erdoğan, during his visit to Tanzania, asked his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli to take action against the network of Fethullah Gülen.