U.S. Defends Turkey Envoy Erdogan Is Blaming for Visa Ban
- Move was coordinated with White House, State Department says
- Response made after Erdogan suggested envoy ‘acted on his own’
U.S. Signals Turkey Crisis Could Go on
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The State Department threw its support behind the U.S. ambassador to Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested he went rogue in suspending visa services over the arrest of a local Turkish consular employee.
The action announced over the weekend by Ambassador John Bass, which sparked a new crisis in relations with the NATO ally and shook Turkish markets, was made in consultation with Trump administration officials in Washington, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Tuesday.