Iran sanctions evasion

Business

US judge overseeing criminal case against Turkey’s Halkbank will not recuse himself: report

August 25, 2020

Turkish state lender Halkbank has lost a bid to have the US judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American...

Diplomacy

Turkey’s Halkbank agrees to enter not guilty plea to criminal charges: report

February 26, 2020

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank has agreed to enter a formal plea of not guilty to criminal charges that it helped Iran evade US sanctions, backing down from...

Business

Turkish bank indicted in US for participation in Iran sanctions evasion scheme

October 16, 2019

Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday charged Turkey’s Halkbank with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported. The charges...