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ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a local employee of the US consulate in Istanbul accused of attempting to overthrow the government and espionage. A 78-page indictment on Sunday against Turkish national Metin Topuz, jailed since October 2017, said he was in “very intense contact” with police officers who led a 2013 anti-corruption investigation that implicated top …

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