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Turkey, U.S. Freeze Visa Services After Arrest of ‘Gulenist’ U.S. Consulate Worker

- Oktober 09, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan deliver joint statements in Washington, DC on May 16. Relations between the two countries have soured in recent days following the arrest of a U.S. consulate worker by Turkish officials. On Sunday, the U.S. suspended non-immigrant visa applications from the country. File Photo by Michael Reynolds
Turkey has frozen non-immigrant visa services for U.S. citizens, mirroring a U.S. announcement of the same policy Sunday in response to the arrest this week of a U.S. consulate worker in Istanbul for alleged ties to Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.
 

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