Turkey: Tensions with US escalating – Danske Bank

President Trump said yesterday that he won't make any concessions to Turkey to secure the freedom of a detained Christian evangelical pastor at the centre of the diplomatic dispute that has spelled trouble for the Turkish economy, notes the research team at Danske bank.

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“This effectively end hopes over the weekend that the Turkish authorities would release the pastor if the US gave something in return. Hence, an immediate solution to the stand-off seems more distant on the back of Trump's comments.”