Turkish NATO officers ask for asylum: alliance chief

A number of Turkish officers posted to NATO have asked for asylum in the member state countries where they serve amid a post-coup crackdown at home, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday. Stoltenberg also said he would travel to Istanbul on Sunday, his second visit to Turkey since September when he sought to reassure Ankara of NATO's support after the failed July coup. "It is right that some Turkish officers working in NATO command structure, some of them have requested asylum in the count