washington u.s. vice president mike pence express deep concern turkey prime minister thursday arrest american citizens local staff u.s. missions turkey white house say matter raise pence issue create tension two nato ally recent months along dispute turkish cleric live unite state ankara accuse orchestrate fail military coup turkey last year white house meet prime minister binali yildirim pence voice deep concern arrest american citizens mission turkey local staff journalists members civil society state emergency urge transparency due process resolution case white house say statement may translator u.s. consulate province adana southern turkey arrest recently u.s. drug enforcement administration worker detain istanbul accuse link last year coup attempt u.s. embassy say accusations baseless leave unite state yildirim say turkey demand unite state hand cleric fethullah gulen live pennsylvania since 1999 would discuss visit u.s. officials say court require sufficient evidence order gulen extradition another issue raise yildirim say fate turkish citizens arrest unite state reference wealthy gold trader arrest iran sanction evasion last year executive state-owned bank arrest year white house statement make mention discussions either subject say two officials express hope meet would help usher new chapter u.s.-turkey relations agree need constructive dialogue friends ally bilateral challenge pence reaffirm endure strategic partnership two countries stress u.s. commitment stand turkey militant kurdistan workers party pkk terrorist threats unite state partially resume issue visa turkey monday get say assurances safety staff missions follow number detentions turkey say would relax visa ban pence voice u.s. concern turkish prime minister arrest