The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Hüseyin Müftüoğlu responded to the allegations of the US Embassy on the on the detained and arrested person.
"The US Embassy in Ankara issued a statement regarding the arrest of a Turkish citizen. In the statement, the said Turkish citizen is called a "local employee" of the US Consulate General in Istanbul. The above-mentioned person was detained on September 25 and subsequently arrested based on terror-related charges. He is neither a staff of the US Consulate nor does he have any diplomatic or consular immunity," said Müftüoğlu in the statement. (ILKHA)