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    Turkey Frees Honorary Chair Of Amnesty International Turkey After Year In Jail

    Although Turkey released Taner Kiliç, it refused to free an American pastor whose detention has sparked a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
    by Amy Held Aug 15, 2018 2 minutes
    A poster of Taner Kiliç hangs on the fence of the historic French stock market building "Palais Brongniart" in Paris in June. On Wednesday, the honorary chair of Amnesty International Turkey was freed after more than a year in prison.

    After serving 14 months in a Turkish jail on terrorism charges that human rights groups say are baseless, Taner Kiliç stepped free on Wednesday into the embrace of his family.

    Amnesty International of its local honorary chair. Kilic is smiling, his arms wrapped around his wife and daughters,

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