18 minutes agoTurkey refuses release of US pastor, deteriorating relations expected
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkish court has rejected the request for the release of Christian pastor of the United States, Andrew Brunson from the detention measure, broadcast Reuters. Brunson, an Evangelical priest living in the coastal province of Izmir, is being tried in Turkey for terrorism. His case is at the centre of the diplomatic crisis in the middle of Turkey [...]
Brunson, an Evangelical priest living in the coastal province of Izmir, is being tried in Turkey for terrorism.
His case is the focus of the diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the United States of America, the result of which is the drastic decline of the lira, the Turkish national currency.
Turkish lira currency has lost about 40 per cent of its value this year. / REL
