ISTANBUL—A Turkish court sentenced a U.S. consulate employee to nearly nine years in prison on June 11 for aiding a terrorist organization, a ruling the United States described as deeply disappointing and based on no credible evidence.
Metin Topuz’s trial has been a major source of tension between the two NATO allies, which are also at odds over Ankara’s purchase of Russian missile defense systems and U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria.
