US Drops Bid to Toughen Sentence for Turkish Banker Hakan Atilla
Source:Courthouse News Service Date:09Dec2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long lobbied the Trump administration for Atilla’s release in a case connected to a December 2013 corruption scandal threatening his family, ruling
Reza Zarrab not yet revealed ‘most important name’ in sanctions-busting scheme
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:15Jun2018
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Erdal Aksünger has stated that Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who has been held in a New York prison since March 2016 for
Turkey Slams U.S. Iran Sanctions Case As ‘Legal Scandal’
Source:Radio Free Europe Date:07Apr2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman has condemned a recommendation by U.S. prosecutors that a Turkish Halkbank executive get 20 years in prison for helping Iran evade U.S.
Reza Zarrab: Beautiful Mind II?
Source:PA Intelligence Date:30Jan2018
Turkish public and markets have all but forgot about the Reza Zarrab-cum Hakan Atilla trial, which involves accusations of Turkish authorities helping rogue gold trade Zarrab evade Iran
Tens of billions of dollars is likely U.S. gambit in talks over Halkbank
Source:Ahval News Date:20Jan2018
All I can say is a startled WOOOW. You got to read this article and then pray it is just hearsay–for the sake of Turkey.
The Only Thing Turkey and the U.S. Can Agree On
Source:New York Times Date:12Jan2018
Relations between the United States and Turkey are already strained over issues from Washington’s support for Kurdish fighters in Syria to Turkey’s arrest of American citizens and State
Turkish Banker Is Convicted in Plot to Evade Iran Sanctions
Source:New York Times Date:04Jan2018
It is a dark day for Turkey and its banking system as a jury in NY finds a banker Mr Hakan Atilla guilty of violating Iran sanctions. The verdict, if not overturned on appeal could further
US sanctions on the horizon for Turkey in 2018
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:30Dec2017
Better late than never we might think, however, the closure of the visa parenthesis was indeed getting rid of the least difficult of the problems between the two countries. It almost feels like
U.S. jury in trial of Turkish banker shows signs of division
Source:Reuter's Date:23Dec2017
A New York jury in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions showed signs of division on Friday as it ended its third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
How the world press covers Hakan Atilla (Reza Zarrab) trial
Source:Bloomberg Date:09Dec2017
According to Reuter’s “People are expecting a more benign outcome for that (U.S. trial) story and that is part of the reason for the lira’s resilience,” said Societe Generale analyst Regis