The United States and Turkey have both announced that they
are cancelling most visitor visas between the two countries after a US citizen
was arrested in Turkey. The Washington Post wrote that the move
showed the tension between the two countries that has existed for a few years. This tension is primarily due to the war in Syria and the Turkish cleric named Fethillah Gulen
who is wanted by Turkey and is living in exile here in United States. Additional factors include Turkey buying
weapons systems from Russia in order to seemingly protect themselves from the
west. These tensions threaten to
undermine an important alliance for both the United States and Turkey
considering all the unrest in the region.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-halts-some-visa-services-in-turkey-citing-security-concerns/2017/10/08/02bdc01a-ac52-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html?utm_term=.37416edc2d88
Summary by Alec Beutel
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