Erdogan: Turkey will stand its ground with U.S. sanctions – media



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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand after the United States President Donald Trump is threatening to slap sanctions on an American pastor, broadcaster Haberturk reported on Sunday.

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesturing to the start of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque / File Photo

The United States would be Erdogan is a change of attitude, and it does not change this attitude, Erdogan was quoted as saying by TRT Haber and other media.

Andrew Brunson, who was arrested in this prison after 21 months of detention in a Turkish prison, has worked in Turkey for more than two decades.

An Ankara has been accused of supporting the group, and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The pastor, who has denied the charges, faces up to 35 years in jail if found guilty.

Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Sandra Maler

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