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US judge refuses to halt prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank for aiding Iran: report
A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a request by Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank to put on hold a federal prosecution accusing it of...
Erdoğan says US has no respect for the law
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday continued targeting the United States over the conviction in a New York court of Turkish banker Mehmet...
Erdoğan claims conviction of Atilla part of a ‘new coup attempt’ against Turkey
The conviction in a New York court of Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla on charges of violating US sanctions on Iran is part of an...
Turkish PM says US tried to convict Turkey via banker Atilla verdict
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Saturday that the conviction in New York of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade sanctions...
Judge denies mistrial request, criticizes ‘conspiracy theory’ floated in Atilla trial
A New York federal judge has denied a request for a mistrial in the proceedings against a Turkish banker charged with participating in a...
Zarrab implicates Turkey’s president in scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran
Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab testified in New York federal court on Thursday that Turkey’s then-prime minister and current president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, personally...
Turkish-Iranian trader Zarrab no longer named as defendant in Iran sanctions trial
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who was arrested in Miami in March 2016 on charges of evading US sanctions on Iran, will not...
Officials deny report US to fine Turkish banks billions of dollars for evading Iran sanctions
Turkish officials on Saturday denied reports claiming six Turkish banks face billions of dollars of fines from US authorities over alleged violations of sanctions...
Kılıçdaroğlu: AKP gov’t pursuing ‘hostage policy’ against US
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu accused the Turkish government on Tuesday of pursuing a “hostage policy” against Washington in...
NY Judge Berman says he is worried, disturbed by political pressure
Judge Richard M. Berman, senior federal judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, who is the overseeing cases of...
NY court denies bail for jailed Turkish state bank executive
Richard Berman, a senior US federal judge for the Southern District of New York, on Tuesday denied a bail request for Deputy General Manager...