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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Andrew Brunson

Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson (L) prays for US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2018. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
October 14, 2018, 12:15 am
Freed US pastor home from Turkey, meets Trump at White House
Andrew Brunson prays for president, thanks him for helping secure his freedom; Trump says no economic deal was struck with Ankara to secure his release
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI
Pastor Andrew Brunson, center left, and his wife Norine Brunson arrive at Adnan Menderes airport for a flight to Germany after his release following his trial in Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 12, 2018 (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)
October 13, 2018, 11:00 am
Trump expected to meet American pastor released by Turkey
Andrew Brunson’s return is a triumph for the US president after failure of attempt to secure cleric’s freedom by asking Israel to release a Turkish Hamas terror suspect
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US pastor Andrew Brunson, center, sits inside a car as he arrives for his trial in Izmir, Turkey, early Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
October 12, 2018, 6:53 pm
Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free
Andrew Brunson on his way home after court convicts him on terror charges and sentences him to time served; Trump hails release
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, July 25, 2018. (Emre Tazegul/AP)
October 11, 2018, 10:56 pm
US pastor held in Turkey may be released under secret deal — report
Andrew Brunson, held by Ankara since October 2016 on espionage and terrorism charges he denies, is at the center of a diplomatic and trade crisis between the one-time allies
By ToI Staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Ronen Zvulun and Ozan Kose/AFP)
October 11, 2018, 12:52 am
Netanyahu reportedly says ‘reckless’ Erdogan ruining Turkish democracy, economy
PM tells Greek, Cypriot ministers that Turkish leader is making ‘economic decisions that make no sense,’ says Israel ‘worried’ he will sabotage gas drilling in Eastern Med.
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, US pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is escorted by Turkish plainclothes police officers to his house on in Izmir. (AFP Photo)
October 3, 2018, 1:41 pm
US pastor held in Turkey appeals to country’s highest court
Lawyer for Andrew Brunson, whom Trump reportedly tried to free with deal involving Israeli release of terror suspect, says in petition that his continued detention is unlawful
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Image of Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems deployed at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, December 16, 2015. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 22, 2018, 2:05 am
In latest strain on US-Turkey ties, Russia to deliver S-400 to Ankara by 2019
US officials see Erdogan’s increasingly cozy relations with Putin as a threat, and Trump has signed a law prohibiting delivery of F-35s if Turkey follows through on purchase
By ToI Staff and AFP
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, April 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 21, 2018, 1:31 am
Trump on Israel’s release of Turkish terror suspect: ‘I got that person out’
US president says there will be ‘no concessions’ after Turkish President Erdogan refused to free detained US pastor Andrew Brunson in return
By ToI Staff
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin takes part in a Cabinet meeting at White House on August 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
August 17, 2018, 12:27 am
US threatens further Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed
Warning from Treasury Secretary Mnuchin comes as Turkish counterpart vows country will weather its currency woes
By Andrew BEATTY and Fulya Ozerkan
Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, July 25, 2018. (Emre Tazegul/AP)
August 15, 2018, 12:12 pm
Turkey court rejects new appeal to release detained US pastor
Ankara’s continued detention of Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges has sparked a severe diplomatic crisis between the NATO allies
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an F-35 fighter jet. (US DoD/Staff Sgt. Devin Doskey, US Air Force)
August 14, 2018, 12:56 pm
Trump restricts delivery of F-35s to Turkey, deepening rift with NATO ally
Transfer of fighter jets halted over Ankara’s interest in Russian air defense system amid diplomatic crisis sparked by detained American pastor
By ToI Staff and AFP
People check currency exchange rates at a currency exchange office on August 11, 2018 in Istanbul. (AFP/ Yasin AKGUL)
August 13, 2018, 6:22 am
Turkey promises to calm market jitters over lira nosedive
Finance minister says Ankara rolling out action plan to stabilize sectors affected by currency’s drop, as Erdogan threatens to say ‘goodbye’ to US partnership
By Fulya Ozerkan
US President Donald Trump (L) talks to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) as they arrive for the NATO summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, July 11, 2018. (Tatyana ZENKOVICH/AFP)
August 11, 2018, 3:20 pm
Erdogan warns Turkey’s partnership with US ‘in jeopardy’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif wades into the mounting row, tweeting that Washington has an ‘addiction to sanctions and bullying’
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces plan of action for the first 100 days of his new presidency, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, August 3, 2018. (AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
August 4, 2018, 5:34 pm
Erdogan sanctions US officials in tit-for-tat row over pastor
Turkish president retaliates against measures by Trump administration, urges US to drop ‘hot-tempered attitude,’ come to its ‘good senses’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, July 25, 2018. (Emre Tazegul/AP)
August 1, 2018, 9:29 pm
Trump slaps Turkish ministers with sanctions over detention of US pastor
Treasury Department to take measures against Turkey’s justice and finance ministers due to holding of Andrew Craig Brunson on terror charges
By Agencies
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