A woman waits in front of the entrance of the US embassy's visa application office in Ankara on October 9, 2017. Umit Bektas / Reuters
A woman waits in front of the entrance of the US embassy's visa application office in Ankara on October 9, 2017. Umit Bektas / Reuters

The Americas

Turkey asks US to 'review' visa services suspension as it summons second consulate worker

Washington took the decision to suspend visa services on Sunday after a Turkish staffer was arrested last week at the US consulate in Istanbul for alleged links to opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen. Hours later, Ankara responded by suspending non-immigrant visas to American citizens and on Monday announced that a second US consulate worker had been summoned for questioning

Joyce Karam
Joyce Karam

October 09, 2017