Washington calls for the release of scientist in Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) — The United States has called for the immediate release of a NASA scientist who was arrested in southern Turkey for alleged links to Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Islamic cleric the Turkish government blames for a failed 2016 coup attempt.
The U.S. State Department said in a written statement Thursday that it will continue to follow the case against Serkan Golge, insisting it “lacks credible evidence,” but welcomed a decision to reduce his sentence.
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