The Trump administration had repeatedly called for unconditional release of Brunson, threatening further punitive measures against Ankara.
The White House said that the United States welcomes the release, adding "we remain deeply concerned about the continued detention of other United States citizens in Turkey and around the world, and urge the resolution of all these cases in a transparent and fair manner."
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also tweeted that he hopes "the Turkish government will quickly release our other detained U.S. citizens and @StateDept locally employed staff."
Before Brunson's release, U.S. broadcaster NBC said Turkey and the United States had reached "a secret deal" for Brunson. Turkey would drop some charges against him in exchange for the U.S. easing "economic pressure" including the measures that hit the Turkish currency in the summer.
Trump denied the report, saying there is no deal at all.
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