US Rejects Turkey’s Offer to Release Pastor [Report]
President Donald Trump's administration has rejected Turkey's offer to condition the release of an American pastor on clearing a top Turkish bank of billions of dollars in U.S. fines.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams US Verdict Against Turkish Banker
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan railed against U.S. conviction of a paramount Turkish banker in a sanctions-evasion trial and portrayed the court ruling as part of a "chain of plots" against…
Turkey Dismisses US Verdict Against Turkish Banker As ‘Unjust’
After a Turkish banker has been convicted by a U.S. court over charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Turkish government dismissed the verdict as "unfair" and a meddling in…
Turkish Banker Convicted of Violating US Sanctions Against Iran
A Turkish banker has been found guilty by a U.S. jury over charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran in a trial that has strained relations between Turkey and its NATO ally.
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Video Shows Moment of Turkish Banker’s Arrest in US
A new video released by the Turkish media shows the moment when Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, the only defendant in a high-profile U.S. case, was taken into federal custody by U.S. law…
Turkish Banker’s Lawyers Question Zarrab’s Credibility After New Evidence
Defense lawyers of a senior bank official, who appears as the only defendant in a Manhattan courtroom on charges of engineering and coordinating a scheme to bust U.S. sanctions against Iran,…
Zarrab Reveals Erdogan Link in Iran Sanctions Evasion Scheme
NEW YORK -- Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed on Thursday the role of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and former Minister of Treasury Ali Babacan in a scheme designed…
In Blow to Turkey’s Erdogan, Zarrab to Testify in Sanctions Trial
Staff Writer with AP -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's worst fears came true as Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab is set to testify at a diplomatically-charged, high-profile trial…