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Turkey: US Consulate Translator Convicted of Terror Charge

by Associated Press

   ISTANBUL --

   Turkey's official news agency says a Turkish citizen who worked as a
   translator for the U.S. Consulate in Adana was convicted on terror
   charges but will be freed from prison.

   Anadolu news agency said a Turkish court on Wednesday convicted Hamza
   Ulucay of "knowingly and willingly aiding an armed terror
   organization." The court sentenced Ulucay to 4 years in prison, but
   released him with credit for the nearly two years he spent in
   detention.

   Ulucay was arrested in February 2017 for alleged links to outlawed
   Kurdish militants.

   The top American diplomat in Ankara, Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey M.
   Hovenier, attended Wednesday's court hearing along with other U.S.
   officials.

   Two other local consular employees are under investigation in Turkey.