Bloomberg: U.S. Suspends Non-Immigrant Visa Services in Turkey After Arrest
* Turkish currency drops as relations with U.S. deteriorate
* Embassy says reassessing Turkey’s commitment to its safety
The U.S. suspended visa services for visitors from Turkey in a sharp escalation of tensions between the countries, sending the lira down as much as 1 percent against the U.S. dollar.
“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 U.S. Mission to Turkey said Sunday in a statement posted on the embassy’s official Twitter account in English and Turkish.
“In order to minimize the number of visitors to our Embassy and Consulates while this assessment proceeds, effective immediately we have suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all U.S. diplomatic facilities in Turkey.”
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WNU Editor: This is going to create a big-stink in U.S. - Turkish relations. Hundreds of thousands of Turks and Turkish expats in the U.S. use these facilities every year .... no more now.
More News On The U.S. Suspending All Non-Immigrant Visa Facilities In Turkey Due To Security Reasons
U.S. suspends non-immigrant visas in Turkey -- PBS News Hour/AP
U.S. mission to Turkey suspends visa services for security reasons -- Reuters
US stops non-immigrant visa services in Turkey, citing security -- Deutsche Welle
US Halts Nonimmigrant Visa Processing in Turkey -- Wall Street Journal
US suspends all non-immigrant visa services in Turkey -- Al Jazeera
US Mission Suspends Visa Services in Turkey to 'Reassess Commitment to Security' -- Sputnik International
2 comments:
Good news, I wish my country Sweden did the same.
Turkey er Erdogan needs to decide where they stand because it's been a lot like against us for a long time.
They arrested a US Cit for preaching...
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