{"id":48229,"date":"2018-10-13T12:33:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T11:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=48229"},"modified":"2018-10-13T12:34:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T11:34:02","slug":"turkey-frees-us-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/turkey-frees-us-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey frees US pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-48230\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pastor-Brunson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/>US President Donald Trump said on Friday an American pastor freed by Turkey after two years in detention would be returned &#8220;soon&#8221; to the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;PASTOR BRUNSON JUST RELEASED. WILL BE HOME SOON!&#8221; Trump tweeted, after a Turkish court sentenced Andrew Brunson to just over three years in jail but released him after taking into account time served and good conduct.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft quote-simple \"><p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <!-- Automatic size Responsive --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1234237307185872\" data-ad-slot=\"7381563475\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brunson&#8217;s detention since 2016 caused one of the worst diplomatic rows of recent times between Nato allies Turkey and the US, and a crash in the Turkish lira that exposed the country&#8217;s economic fragility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkish judicial authorities had repeatedly rejected requests for the release of Brunson, who was moved from prison to house arrest in the city of Izmir in July.<br \/>\nWhen the verdict was read out, Brunson wept and hugged his wife Norine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;My thoughts and prayers are with Pastor Brunson, and we hope to have him safely back home soon!&#8221; Trump had tweeted earlier, shortly after posting that he was &#8220;working very hard&#8221; on the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">US broadcaster NBC said Turkey and the United States had reached a secret deal for Brunson to be released on Friday, with some charges against him dropped, in exchange for the US easing &#8220;economic pressure&#8221; that included sanctions that have hammered the lira. &#8211; AFP<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/turkey-frees-us-pastor\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump said on Friday an American pastor freed by Turkey after two years in detention would be returned &#8220;soon&#8221; to the United States. &#8220;PASTOR BRUNSON JUST RELEASED. 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