A Spanish court Sunday granted conditional release from custody to German-Turkish writer Doğan Akhanlı a day after police arrested him at Ankara's request, his lawyer said.
"The battle was worth it," the lawyer, Ilias Uyar, wrote on Facebook, adding that Akhanlı "is being released from detention on condition he stays in Madrid", and that Turkey would have to formally request his extradition.
Spanish police had arrested Akhanlı, who writes on Turkey's record on human rights, while he was on holiday in Granada after receiving a so-called Interpol red notice, similar to an international arrest warrant. It wasn't immediately clear what Akhanlı is accused of.
