Trial opens for American pastor charged with terrorism and spying in Turkey
(WorldNews Turkey)

Middle East World LA Times Trial opens for American pastor charged with terrorism and spying in Turkey By Umar Farooq Apr 16, 2018 | 3:10 PM | Istanbul, Turkey Andrew Brunson, shown in an undated photo in Izmir, Turkey, is a Presbyterian minister who lived in the nation for 23 years and ran a small church. He has been in custody since October 2016.. (Associated Press) An American pastor facing up to 35 years in prison on terrorism and espionage charges appeared in a Turkish court Monday in the opening of a trial that has become a centerpiece in the increasingly fractured relationship between the U.S. and Turkey. Andrew Brunson, 50, a Presbyterian minister who lived in Turkey for 23 years and...