content tagged with visa crisis

US Department of State Spokesperson has said that they hope that Turkey is not trying to create distance with the US and they hope they can have a dialogue with the government.

In the statement delivered by the US concerning the meeting between FM Çavuşoğlu and US Secretary of State Tillerson, importance of transparency with respect to the arrest has been underlined and evidence have been demanded.

PM Yıldırım has touched on the relations with the US, operation into Idlib and KRG’s independent referendum.

Concerning the allegations that a US Embassy staff hiding in the embassy, US Ambassador to Turkey Bass has said, “There is no one hiding in the US missions. We are not trying to hide anyone from the jurisdiction”.

US State Department Spokesperson Nauert has said, “This was [suspension of visa services] coordinated with the State Department, White House and the NSC”.

Concerning the visa crisis, President Erdoğan has said, “How did these spies infiltrate the US Embassy? If these spies didn’t infiltrate the US Embassy, who put them?”