Andrew Brunson
A U.S. pastor was flown out of Turkey on Friday after a court freed him from two years of detention.
A Turkish court freed an American pastor held for the last two years, in a case that sparked a crisis in Turkey's ties with the United States.
The court's decision to lift judicial controls meant that evangelical pastor Brunson could leave Turkey and return to the United States.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that his country could not remain silent over the use of sanctions as weapons.
Turkey's battered lira weakened 4 percent on Friday after a Turkish court rejected an American pastor's appeal for release.
Turkey threatened to respond in kind if Washington imposed further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor which has sparked a diplomatic standoff.
A Turkish court has rejected an appeal to release American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest
White House national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkey's ambassador to the US to discuss Turkey's detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
Turkey and the US on Friday failed to resolve a diplomatic standoff over a detained pastor in talks between their top diplomats.
United States on Wednesday hit two top Turkish officials with sanctions over the ongoing detention of an American pastor facing terror charges.
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