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Turkey urges U.S. to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble
Reuters, Oct 8, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey urged the United States on Monday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee sharply escalated tensions between the two NATO allies and drove Turkey’s currency and stocks lower.
Relations between Ankara and Washington have long been plagued by disputes over U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, Turkey’s calls for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric and the indictment of a Turkish former minister in a U.S. court.
More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-security/turkey-urges-u-s-to-review-visa-suspension-as-lira-stocks-tumble-idUSKBN1CD0SC
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U.S. Suspends Visa Applications from Turkey
Breitbart Jerusalem, Oct 8, 2017, UPI
The U.S. embassy in Turkey announced Sunday that it has suspended all non-immigrant visa services to Turkish citizens “effective immediately.”
“Recent events have forced the United States government to reassess the commitment of the government of Turkey to the security of U.S. Mission facilities and personnel,” the embassy said in a statement.
In response, the Turkish government suspended visas for Americans, using much of the same language the U.S. embassy used in its statement.
More: http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/09/u-s-suspends-visa-applications-turkey/