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Turkey Court Keeps US Consul Staffer in Jail
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! since 2017 on espionage charges as he told the judge no credible evidence had been submitted against him. The case of Metin Topuz, a Topuz has been in jail since his arrest in October 2017, accused of ties to US-based Moslem preacher Fethullah Gülen ... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world. Gülen and Erdogan used to be really good friends, but only one of them could be sultan, and Gülen lost... , who Ankara says ordered an attempted coup the year before. His next court appearance was set for March 10. "The charges are based on unrealistic allegations and contradictory testimonies of so-called witnesses," Topuz told the Istanbul court. "Not one single piece of evidence has been presented to the court that would convince a rational person that I tried to destroy the The trial has been delayed as prosecutors try to locate a witness who Topuz's lawyers say has fled to Italia and has no bearing on the case. Since the failed 2016 coup, tens of thousands of people have been arrested over suspected ties to Gulen and more than 100,000 people have been sacked or suspended from public sector jobs. Gulen rejects the coup accusations. Washington's refusal to extradite Gulen, combined with differences over the Syrian conflict and  ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...'s decision to buy a Russian missile defence system, have put unprecedented strain on relations between the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... allies. Related: Metin Topuz: 2019-09-19 Turkish court rules to keep U.S. consulate worker in jail lawyer Metin Topuz: 2019-06-29 US consular staffer to stay in Turkey detention on spy charges Metin Topuz: 2019-03-27 Espionage trial begins against Turkish employee of US Consulate Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-12 |
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