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.
