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| Turkey 'issues arrest warrant for second US consulate worker' | Turkey 'issues arrest warrant for second US consulate worker' |
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| Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for a US consulate worker, the second in a week, media reports say. | Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for a US consulate worker, the second in a week, media reports say. |
| The detention of a member of staff in Istanbul last week has triggered a diplomatic row, prompting both sides to halt most visa services. | |
| The first worker was held over alleged links to a cleric blamed for the failed 2016 Turkish coup, but no reason has been given for the latest warrant. | |
| The row has driven down Turkey's currency and stocks. | The row has driven down Turkey's currency and stocks. |
| Turkey has asked Washington to review its decision to suspend all non-immigrant visa services, taken on Sunday in response to last week's arrest. | |
| On Monday Turkey's Foreign Ministry said the suspension was causing "unnecessary tensions". | |
| Turkey has also suspended "all visa services". | |
| Several Turkish news networks announced on Monday that a warrant had been issued for a second consulate worker. | |
| They said the suspect was still being sought but his wife and child were being questioned. | |
| Last week consular employee and Turkish citizen Metin Topuz was arrested, accused of espionage and links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. | |
| Ankara has for months been pressing Washington to extradite Mr Gulen over his alleged role in the botched coup in July 2016. | |
| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Mr Gulen of instigating the unrest - a charge the cleric denies. | |
| In the aftermath of the coup attempt, which was led by military officers, 40,000 people were arrested and 120,000 sacked or suspended. | |
| The new diplomatic low between the US and Turkey comes less than a month after Donald Trump said ties between the countries were "close as we've ever been". |