Posts Tagged: Andrew Brunson

By Extraditing Anti-Erdogan Leader, Trump Would Betray American Values
Extraditing dissident Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey would be a betrayal of American values and should be permanently off the table. President Trump says...

US Pastor Brunson Arrives Home in Turkey After Release by Court
The American evangelical Christian pastor at the center of a row between Ankara and Washington arrived at his home in Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court...

Turkey Says US Waging ‘Economic War,’ Lira Weakens
The lira slid on Thursday after Turkey accused the United States of waging "economic war" amid a bitter standoff between the NATO allies over the...

Trump Vows ‘No Concessions,’ Turkey’s Lira Stays Under Pressure
The Turkish lira weakened against the dollar on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he would give Turkey no concessions in return for the...

Defiant Erdogan Casts Turkey Currency Crisis in Religious, Patriotic Terms
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey's economy was no different from a strike against its flag or the Islamic call...

Erdogan Says Turkey Will Boycott US Electronics, Lira Steadies
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey will boycott electronic products from the United States, retaliating in a dispute with Washington that has...

Erdogan-Linked Group Suspected of Being a Turkish Front in US
The group MUSIAD USA sent letters to several US senators last week, protesting sanctions the Trump administration imposed on Turkey over its continuing detention of...

US Sanctions Two Turkish Officials Over Detention of Pastor
The United States sanctioned Turkey's Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Wednesday over the country's imprisonment of Pastor Andrew Brunson. White House Press...

Erdogan: Turkey Will Stand Up to US in Face of Sanctions Threat Over Release of American Pastor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand its ground after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does not free an...

The American Pastor at Erdoğan’s Mercy
JNS.org - As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan assumed near-dictatorial powers following his dubious victory in a constitutional referendum April 16, a Christian pastor from North...