Has the United States suspended visa services for Turkish and African immigrants?

654381October 8, the US Embassy in Turkey announced on the 8th that all non-immigrant visa services in Turkey would be suspended from now on for security reasons.

The US Embassy in Turkey issued a statement on its Twitter account, saying that recent events forced the US to reassess the Turkish government's security commitments to US embassies and consulates. In order to minimize the number of visitors to American embassies and consulates, the United States suspended all non-immigrant visa services in Turkey from now on.

Turkish public opinion believes that this incident is related to the arrest of employees of American embassies and consulates. On the 4th of this month, a local employee of the US Consulate General in Istanbul was arrested, who was accused of "political and military espionage" and "conspiracy to overthrow the constitutional order", and had contacted several policemen believed to be members of the "Gulen Movement" and a prosecutor who had absconded. The US Embassy in Turkey issued a statement on the 5th, saying that Turkey's accusation against the employee was "groundless" and the US government was "deeply disturbed" by this incident.

Last July, 15, an attempted military coup took place in Turkey, killing nearly 250 people. The Turkish government believes that Gulen, a Turkish religious figure living in the United States, is the mastermind of the coup, and has repeatedly asked the US to extradite him to Turkey, and listed the Gulen Movement led by Gulen as a terrorist organization.