(MENAFN) A Turkish court has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial.
The lawyer of Brunson, Ismail Cem Halavurt, has filed an appeal for the second time to a Turkish court in the western province of Izmir to lift his client's house arrest and travel ban.
The continued detention of the pastor has increased the tension between the two NATO allies, as Washington imposed sanctions on Turkey, doubling steel and aluminum tariffs over the issue of Brunson, which caused the Turkish currency lira to tumble down against the US dollar.
The 50-year-old pastor, who has been living in Turkey for over 20 years, was detained two years ago and faces up to 35 years in prison if found guilty.
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