Reza Zarrab

What’s happening with Turkey’s Halkbank?

The timing of the charges against Turkey’s state-run bank brings the unilateral US sanctions regime under spotlight.

Turkish Halkbank says US charges represent unprecedented overreach

Halkbank, Turkey’s second-largest state bank, said it did not engage in sanctions violations as alleged and falls outside of the US Justice Department’s jurisdiction since it has no branches or employees in the US.

US frees former Turkish banker Hakan Atilla

The former deputy director-general at state-lender Halkbank was sentenced to 32 months in prison for violating US sanctions on Iran. Ankara has repeatedly criticised his conviction, calling it "politically motivated."

Erdogan says Turkey's court will decide fate of detained US pastor

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the court, not politicians, will decide the fate of detained American pastor Andrew Brunson who faces terrorism charges.

How a Washington think tank set the stage to glorify a terror suspect

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-zionist think tank, recently hosted an event where a terror suspect who escaped trial in Turkey was praised.

Turkey to freeze assets of 'US justice, interior ministers' – Erdogan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces retaliatory measures against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministers over the detention of a US pastor.

Atilla sentenced to 32 months in US prison over evading Iran sanctions

A US judge sentenced Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a Turkish banker at Turkey’s Halkbank, to 32 months in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of taking part in a scheme to help Iran evade US sanctions.

US judge to announce ruling in 'sanctions breaching case' against Atilla

Prosecutors demanded a sentence of more than 15 years after a New York jury had found former Halkbank executive Hakan Atilla guilty of helping Iran evade US sanctions, that followed a nearly four-week trial, in January this year.

Turkey to take action against Atilla case in the US, Erdogan's adviser says

Turkey's economic adviser, Cemil Ertem says the US case against Atilla will not affect Turkish economy, and adds that Turkey doesn't want the issue to turn into a political scuffle.

What's next in the US case against Atilla?

A US jury has found former Turkish banker Hakan Atilla guilty of helping Iran evade US sanctions, after a nearly four-week trial that has strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey.

US jury finds Turkish banker guilty on five counts

The case against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, the former deputy chief executive officer of Turkey’s Halkbank, has driven a wedge between Washington and Ankara.

US jury to decide Atilla's fate in "sanction breaching" case

US prosecutors called on a New York jury to find former Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla guilty of helping Iran to evade US sanctions. Atilla's attorneys urged the jury to carefully examine the evidence which would prove Atilla to be innocent.