ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has punished Turkish and U.S. citizens alike by suspending visa services, Turkey\u2019s prime minister said on Tuesday, accusing Washington of taking an emotional and inappropriate decision against an ally. <\/p>\n
Binali Yildirim said the dispute should be resolved as soon as possible, but defended Turkey\u2019s arrest of a U.S. consulate employee last week which prompted the U.S. move, and its reciprocal visa suspension within hours of the U.S. move. <\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey is not a tribal state, we will retaliate against what has been done in kind,\u201d Yildirim told ruling AK Party parliamentarians. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe call on the United States to be more reasonable. The issue must of course be resolved as soon as possible,\u201d he said, describing U.S. behavior as \u201cunbecoming\u201d of an ally. <\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you punishing? You are making your citizens and ours pay the price, this is not being serious. You can\u2019t run a country with emotional decisions,\u201d Yildirim said. <\/p>\n
The arrest of the consulate employee comes after months of tensions, and Yildirim spelt out Turkish grievances including U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, a U.S. court case against a senior Turkish banker and former minister, and Ankara\u2019s request for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric. <\/p>\n
Reporting by Ercan Gurses and Tuvan Gumrukcu; Writing by Dominic Evans<\/p>\n
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