Will the United States and Turkey stop issuing non-immigrant visas to each other?

10 10 On 8 October, the US Embassy in Turkey issued a statement saying that "recent events forced the US to reassess" the Turkish government's commitment to ensure the safety of American diplomats and embassies and consulates. During the review, the United States will suspend non-immigrant visas to reduce the number of visitors to the US Embassy.

A few hours later, the Turkish Consulate in Washington also issued a statement with almost the same content. After the "recent incident", in order to re-evaluate security matters, the non-immigrant visa service for Americans to Turkey was suspended.

Neither the United States nor Turkey explained what the "recent incident" was, but Turkey arrested a Turkish employee who worked in the US Consulate in Istanbul last week. The Turkish government said that the employee was involved in the missionary Gulen, who was suspected of plotting the abortive coup in Turkey last year, while the United States thought that the arrest was nameless and the accusation was "groundless".

In 20 16, the U.S embassy in Ankara and consulate in Istanbul issued 1 13240 non-immigrant visa and 4834 immigrant visa. The United States and Turkey stopped issuing non-immigrant visas to each other or affected thousands of people.