The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that sanctions against the ministers were lifted mutually with the United States.

In accordance with the principle of reciprocity that constitutes the essence of diplomatic practices, we responded in the same fashion when the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against Minister of Interior, Mr. Süleyman Soylu, and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abdülhamit Gül on August 1st, 2018," said Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affair in a statement.

"Hence, we imposed sanctions against the United States Attorney General Mr. Jeff Sessions and the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Ms. Kirstjen M. Nielsen," the statement read.

Adding that in parallel with the decision of the United States Department of the Treasury to lift the said sanctions against Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu and Minister of Justice Abdülhamit Gül, the Turkish side has decided to lift sanctions against the United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen.

The statement read that the Turkish side has mutually lifted sanctions with the US on the entry ban to Turkiye, the blocking of their assets in Turkiye. (ILKHA)