The Turkish bank HalkBank has started accepting the cards of the Russian payment system Mir, it stated on its website. “In Turkey you can withdraw cash and pay for purchases at the terminals of Turkiye Iş Bankasi, Ziraat Bankasi, VakifBank, DenizBank and Halkbank,” Mir’s technical support department confirmed to Interfax. He also said that some […]
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Halkbank case: Suspension of criminal case due to the bank’s appeal to the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has suspended a lawsuit filed by the US federal government against Turkish state-owned Halkbank, which allegedly helped Iran evade US sanctions over the bank’s appeal to the US Supreme Court. Friday’s decision by the 2nd U.S. District Court in Manhattan allows Halkbank to appeal without having to defend the […]
Turkey: Opposition denounces speculative games with the pound
A TV commercial released by Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank on the eve of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement Monday of an emergency plan to curb the pound raised speculative questions, according to speculative media. The economic plan, which stipulates that the country’s treasury will make up for the losses of pound depositors if the pound […]
Turkey: Opposition talks about speculative games with the pound – Halkbank’s commercial
A TV commercial released by Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank on the eve of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement Monday of an emergency plan to curb the pound raised speculative questions, according to speculative media. The economic plan, which stipulates that the country’s treasury will make up for the losses of pound depositors if the pound […]
Halkbank case: Gold smuggler Zarab lives richly in US with remittances from Turkey
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarab remains linked to his former criminal network, receiving multiple bank transfers from Turkey, according to an OCCR report released on Tuesday. The infamous former treasurer of the Erdogan family is living a life of luxury under the approval of the government with a fake identity in Miami, Florida, where he invests […]