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Turkey: ‘Spy’ grab puts pressure on US to overturn its visa ban

TURKEY urged the US to reverse new travel sanctions yesterday as a diplomatic row between the two Nato allies escalated.

Washington announced on Sunday that it was suspending Turkish applications for non-immigrant visas.

That was in retaliation for last week’s arrest of Istanbul US consulate liaison officer Metin Topuz, a Turkish citizen, on suspicion of espionage and involvement in last July’s failed military coup.

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