Turkish businessman released in Iraq

Kidnappers have released a wealthy Turkish businessman after holding him hostage in Iraq for two months, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said today.

Kahraman Sadikoglu, president of the Istanbul-based Tuzla Shipyard, was released late last night, and flown to Baghdad after spending the evening at a British base in southern Iraq, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said. He was scheduled to return to Turkey later today through Jordan.