The court rules, however, that Nazmi Mete Canturk should continue to be barred from leaving the country pending the outcome of his trial.
Canturk ‐ along with his wife and daughter ‐ is on trial accused of links to US-based Moslem holy man 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...
, whom
...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor...holds responsible for a failed coup attempt in 2016. He is among three US diplomatic missions’
The top US diplomat in Turkey, Jeffrey Hovenier, welcomes Canturk’s release but says the US sees "no evidence to support the charges brought against him."
He calls for a quick resolution of cases brought against his staff.