The US diplomatic mission to Turkey has confirmed that US will reinstate full visa services for Turkish nationals, ending a suspension that lasted more than two months and highlighted strained relations between the two countries.
Based on assurances from Turkey's government, the US said it was "confident" that security had improved enough to warrant the "full resumption" of visa services at its embassy in Ankara, the Turkish capital, and US consulates in the country.
On Thursday, the US mission to Turkey said the Turkish government had followed through on its "high-level assurances" that no additional US employees in Turkey were under investigation.
Turkey had also promised "that local staff of our embassy and consulates will not be detained or arrested for performing their official duties" and that it would inform the US in advance if it intends to detain or arrest any local staff members, the US embassy statement reads.
The Turkish embassy in Washington said, however, that it had not offered any assurances to the US over its detained staff.
The resumption of visa services alone isn't going to be enough to make things 100 percent OK between the two governments. But it is an improvement.
