American pastor Andrew Brunson has left Turkey following a court ruling that convicted him on terror charges but also set him free, according to the Turkish media.
The evangelical pastor from North Carolina and his wife Norine arrived at a private terminal in Adnan Menderes Airport in the coastal Izmir province late Friday.
Turkish media later said Brunson's plane took off. His route back to the United States has not been confirmed.
The Turkish court lifted Brunson's house arrest and ban on travel Friday after sentencing him to three years, one month and 15 days in prison. But since he had already spent nearly two years in detention, Turkish law allowed him to go free with time served.
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