A Turkish citizen who worked as a translator for the U. S. Consulate in Adana was convicted on terror charges Wednesday but will be freed from prison, Turkey’s official news agency reported.
ISTANBUL — A Turkish citizen who worked as a translator for the U. S. Consulate in Adana was convicted on terror charges Wednesday but will be freed from prison, Turkey’s official news agency reported.
A court in southeastern Mardin province convicted Hamza Ulucay of « knowingly and willingly aiding an armed terror organization » without membership in the group, Anadolu news agency said. Ulucay had denied the allegations and requested an acquittal while appearing in court through a video hookup.
The court in southeastern Mardin province sentenced Ulucay to 4 ½ years in prison, but released him with credit for the nearly two years he spent in pre-trial detention.
