Turkey court keeps US consulate worker in jail, next hearing in March

Topuz is charged with espionage and Turkish prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for him, according to state news agency Anadolu.
He first appeared in court in March.
Topuz's case has been a source tension between NATO allies Turkey and the US. A number of US citizens are behind bars in Turkey.
Washington and Ankara are already at odds over Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile defence system and disagreement over Syria policy.
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