US pastor Brunson leaves Turkey after court frees him
A US evangelical Christian pastor left Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court freed him from two years of detention, in a step that could improve ties between the two countries which are strained by differences over Syria, Iran and Ankara's planned purchase of Russian military equipment.
An aircraft carrying Pastor Andrew Brunson took off from an airport in western Turkey's Izmir province, a witness said. The US clergyman will spend two days in Germany before returning to the United States, his lawyer told reporters at the airport.
