Turkish prosecutors have summoned a local employee working at the American consulate in Istanbul, days after the arrest of another staffer at the mission sparked a major crisis in relations, state media said Monday.

The employee has been “invited by Istanbul prosecutors to give a statement”, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Turkish television, including the NTV private channel, said earlier an arrest warrant had been issued for the employee. But this was not confirmed in the Anadolu report.

Source: AFP