evading US sanctions on Iran

Diplomacy

US judge refuses to halt prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank for aiding Iran: report

December 27, 2019

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...

Diplomacy

Erdoğan says US has no respect for the law

January 10, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday continued targeting the United States over the conviction in a New York court of Turkish banker Mehmet...

Diplomacy

Erdoğan claims conviction of Atilla part of a ‘new coup attempt’ against Turkey

January 10, 2018

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...

Diplomacy

Turkish PM says US tried to convict Turkey via banker Atilla verdict

January 7, 2018

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Saturday that the conviction in New York of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade sanctions...

Diplomacy

Judge denies mistrial request, criticizes ‘conspiracy theory’ floated in Atilla trial

December 16, 2017

A New York federal judge has denied a request for a mistrial in the proceedings against a Turkish banker charged with participating in a...

Diplomacy

Zarrab implicates Turkey’s president in scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran

December 1, 2017

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...

Diplomacy

Turkish-Iranian trader Zarrab no longer named as defendant in Iran sanctions trial

November 27, 2017

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...

Business

Officials deny report US to fine Turkish banks billions of dollars for evading Iran sanctions

October 21, 2017

Turkish officials on Saturday denied reports claiming six Turkish banks face billions of dollars of fines from US authorities over alleged violations of sanctions...

Diplomacy

Kılıçdaroğlu: AKP gov’t pursuing ‘hostage policy’ against US

October 10, 2017

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...

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