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Erdogan Accuses U.S. Pastor of ‘Dark Ties’ to Terror Groups
- President vows to fight ‘twisted’ U.S. attitude to Turkey
- But says he hopes rift with Washington can be healed soon
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.S. of using a jailed American pastor with “dark ties to terror groups” as a pretext to impose sanctions on his country, while leaving the door open for a reconciliation with the Trump administration.
Erdogan addressed Turkey’s parliament on Monday, less than two weeks before Andrew Brunson, a Christian evangelical detained in Turkey on charges of espionage and terrorism related to the failed 2016 coup, is due in court on Oct. 12. The U.S. has signaled it would like him released by that date.