U.S. Pastor Brunson Leaves Turkey After Being Released From Prison
According to a report by Reuters, on Friday, a US evangelical Christian pastor left Turkey after a court freed him from two years of detention, in a move that could improve ties between the two countries which have been strained by differences over Syria, Iran, and Ankara's plan to purchase military equipment from Russia. A witness reportedly said an aircraft carrying Pastor Andrew Brunson took off from an airport in western Turkey's Izmir province.