Andrew Brunson

Americans seem like they don't want Turkey to release pastor Andrew Brunson, former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz has said.

The spat between Turkey and the United States over imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson and the threats of sanctions coming from Washington "will not intimidate Turkey," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 28 the spat between Turkey and the United States over imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson and the threat of sanctions coming from Washington amounts to "pyschological warfare."

The Turkish judiciary has once again made a politically motivated decision by moving U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson from jail to house arrest, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy group leader Engin Özkoç has said.

A United States bill that would restrict loans from international financial institutions to Turkey until it frees arrested U.S. citizens including American pastor Andrew Brunson cleared a Senate committee on July 26, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges.

President Donald Trump said on July 26 "The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson," an American citizen being tried on terrorism and spying charges.

Andrew Brunson, an American pastor being tried on terrorism and spying charges in Turkey, moved from prison to house arrest after a court ruling on July 25 citing his health problems.

Jailed American Pastor Andrew Brunson's case is being carried out in accordance with the rule of law and the extension of his arrest should be considered within this understanding, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said on July 19.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call July 16 and discussed a road map for the Syrian city of Manbij, bilateral issues including jailed American pastor Andrew Brunson, who is set to appear in a Turkish court for the third time on July 18, and Fetullah Gülen, whom Turkish authorities want the U.S. to extradite.