![American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, center, waves as he leaves a prison outside Izmir, Turkey, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Brunson who had been jailed in Turkey for more than 1 ½ years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. Pastor Brunson was let out of jail to serve home detention because of "health problems," Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said.(DHA via AP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LL5JWDHTTPHYA76VFK7AVGPULY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9f474b337063635e412d870e29e06bb61c481984b9f0896eb48d9adb24618aeb&width=400&height=225)
Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, was placed under house arrest after leaving a Turkish prison. (AP)
Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, was placed under house arrest after leaving a Turkish prison. (AP)
US sanctions Turkish ministers over Pastor Brunson detention
Justice minister Abdulhamit Gul and interior minister Suleyman Soylu targeted by sanctions announced by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Joyce Karam
02 August, 2018