US Apologizes to Turkish Businessmen

A written statement from Aygun points out that the three businessmen were detained by the US embassy because their names were similar to ones that appeared on the US criminal watch list. The US Embassy maintained that they were just following a routine security procedure. The three businessmen were invited back to the US Embassy yesterday to meet with a representative in an attempt to correct the misunderstanding.

"The USA exaggerated the security issue; our citizens are questioned because they carry Qur’an and symbols of Islam with them. We have corrected a case, a mistake. However, we hope that such events will not happen again in the future. I thank the US Embassy, despite their delay, for the resolving this issue," said Aygun.