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Associated Press

In this file photo, people walk to the main Justice Palace in Istanbul, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, as the trial begins against Metin Topuz, a Turkish employee of the United States Consulate in Istanbul charged with espionage and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government. Mr. Topuz was convicted on June 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Turkey sentences U.S. Consulate employee to more than 8 years

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING OF PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME Security cars and an official stand outside the Justice Palace as a trial against Metin Topuz, a Turkish employee of the United States Consulate in Istanbul charged with espionage and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government, began in Istanbul, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Topuz, a translator and fixer for the Drug Enforcement Agency at the consulate, will have his first hearing Tuesday. He has been in pre-trial detention since October 2017. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Trial begins against Turkish employee of US Consulate

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 file photo, members of the media work outside the United States consulate in Istanbul. Metin Topuz, a translator and fixer for the Drug Enforcement Agency, working at the consulate, is set to go on trial in March on charges of espionage and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government, a court decided Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Topuz, has been in custody since October 2017. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden, File)

Turkey: US Consulate employee who did DEA work has trial set

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press