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Turkey says citizens travelling to United States face risk of arbitrary arrest

ANKARA – Turkey has warned its citizens against travel to the United States, saying Turks face the risk of arbitrary arrest and should take precautions if they do decide to travel.

 

The comments from the Turkish Foreign Ministry come after the US Department of State this week made a similar warning to its citizens, saying Americans planning to visit Turkey should reconsider plans due to "terrorism and arbitrary detentions".

 

Ties between Ankara and Washington, both NATO allies and members of the coalition against Islamic State, have been strained by the US arrest and conviction of a Turkish banker in an Iran sanctions-busting case, a trial Turkey has dismissed as politically motivated.

 

"Turkish citizens traveling to the United States may be subjected to arbitrary detentions based on testimonies of unrespected sources," the ministry said in a statement dated Thursday.

 


פרסום ראשון: 01.12.18, 11:33