Turkey on Monday issued a diplomatic note to Iceland condemning the country's maltreatment of its national soccer team players.

Turkey's soccer team bound from the central Konya province were made to wait approximately three hours at passport control rigorously searched personal belongings at Iceland's Kevlafik International Airport.

Meanwhile, Turkish Ambassador to Norway Fazli Corman left for Iceland in order to express his country’s discomfort over the recent developments.

Additionally, one of the reporters held up a toilet brush resembling a microphone to footballer Emre Belözoğlu.

Iceland must apologize for "primitive" ways

"What was done to our players is basically an act of violence. Iceland's authorities must apologize for this 'primitive' treatment, and take steps to reemedy this folly," spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Ömer Çelik wrote on Twitter Monday.