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US ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Arrest of Consulate Employee in Turkey


U.S. Marines stand guard on the roof of U.S. consulate in Istanbul, July 18, 2016, during a failed coup attempt against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The United States says it is “deeply concerned” about authorities in Turkey arresting a local employee of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish media reports say the employee, identified by the initials M.T., is accused of “attempting to overthrow the constitutional order and Turkey’s government,” and alleged to have ties to exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.

The U.S. Mission to Turkey said in a statement Thursday it believes the allegations to be “wholly without merit.”....

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