Freed From Turkish Jail, Former NASA Scientist Wants to Return to US

Freed From Turkish Jail, Former NASA Scientist Wants to Return to US
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in the Roosevelt Room where they issued a joint statement, at the White House in Washington, DC. on May 16, 2017. Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images
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ANKARA–Turkish American Serkan Golge, a former NASA scientist newly released from jail in Turkey, said on May 30 he would like to go back to the United States and get his job back, but the terms of his probation won’t allow it.

Earlier this year, Golge was found guilty of being a member of an armed terrorist organization and sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. His release on May 29 gave fresh hope for an easing of tensions between Turkey and the United States.