US federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Turkey's state-run Halkbank on October 15, 2019, for allegedly participating in a multi-billion-dollar scheme to evade economic sanctions on Iran. AFP / OZAN KOSE
US federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Turkey's state-run Halkbank on October 15, 2019, for allegedly participating in a multi-billion-dollar scheme to evade economic sanctions on Iran.Show more

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Turkey’s Halkbank charged in US court as Pence prepares to leave for Ankara

Charges of evading Iran sanctions come as US-Turkey tension grows over Syria

Joyce Karam
Joyce Karam

October 16, 2019

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