One of Anadolu Agency's four employees detained in Egypt earlier this week arrives back in Turkey, the agency's director says
AA journalist Hilmi Balci, who was detained during the police raid in Cairo Egypt, arrives to Turkey.
One of Anadolu Agency's four employees detained in Egypt earlier this week has arrived back in Turkey, the agency's director said on Friday. Hilmi Balci said he felt the support of his nation and government while being held in Egypt, expressing his gratitude to the country's president, foreign minister and communications director, as well as Anadolu Agency's Director General Senol Kazanci, for their efforts.
"This has come to the best possible result in a short time and I have returned to my motherland," Balci said. On Tuesday evening, Egyptian police raided the Cairo office of Anadolu Agency and detained four employees, including Balci.Turkey and the international community condemned the raid and called for the immediate release of the reporters.Turkey’s political relations with Egypt have remained rocky since 2013, when Mohamed Morsi - Egypt's first freely elected president and a Muslim Brotherhood leader - was ousted in a bloody military coup.
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