Turkey's justice minister said he hoped the United States would "review" its decision to suspend most visa services for Turkish citizens following the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee in Istanbul.
Meanwhile, Turkish authorities announced that a second employee of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul had been "invited" to the Istanbul's chief prosecutor's office to testify.
The U.S. suspended the issuing of visas for Turkish citizens hoping to visit or study in the United States after Turkey arrested U.S. consulate employee on allegations of espionage. Turkey halted visa services in the U.S. in a tit-for-tat response.
Despite the seemingly friendly relations between U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ties between the two countries are tense over the arrest of Topuz, a Turkish citizen, and several Americans over alleged ties to a movement led by U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for last summer's coup attempt.
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