Etkin News Agency

Turkey and Germany are experiencing perhaps the worst crisis in their deep relations in modern times.

An Istanbul court has ordered the release of writer Murat Özyaşar, who was detained on Oct. 1 at his house. 

Özyaşar, a renowned writer of short stories who received two prestigious awards in 2008 and 2009, was freed on Oct. 7, his wife, Sibel Oral, announced.

"Murat called me, he is released," wrote Oral from her Twitter account.

Turkish security forces have launched an operation aimed at the ?urban structure? of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in which more than 20 people have so far been detained, the state-run Anadolu agency reported on Oct. 6.