The Turkish courts, not the politicians, will determine the fate of captive US pastor Andrew Brunson, accused of terrorism.
It said Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan in an interview with Reuters in connection with the UN meeting in New York.
He said that Turkey will continue to buy natural gas from Iran despite United States sanctions and that peace can not be achieved in Syria as long as President Bashar al-Assad remains.
He also noted that the central bank's decision to raise interest rates was a clear sign of its independence, even though he himself is against high interest rates.