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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.
Israel angered after US president lifts sanctions on Turkey, opening way for potential sale of F-35 fighter jets
CLAUDIA WEBBE looks at how Britain’s Nato ally has upped the stakes in its effort to silence domestic dissenting voices
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)