Turkish prosecutors have summoned a local employee working at the American consulate in Istanbul, days after the arrest of another worker at the mission sparked a major crisis in relations, state media said on Monday.
The employee has been “invited by Istanbul prosecutors to give a statement”, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Turkish television, including the NTV private channel, said earlier an arrest warrant had been issued for the employee. But this was not confirmed in the Anadolu report.
However, the employee’s wife and child have been detained in the Anatolian city of Amasya on suspicion of being key members of the group of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for last year’s failed coup.
They have now been taken to Istanbul for questioning.
