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The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank’s arguments in Iran case

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. The Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 13, agreed to consider what employers must do to accommodate religious employees, among eight new cases it added. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Supreme Court weighs criminal charges against Turkish bank over violations of Iranian sanctions

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on Turkey’s behavior in NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Turkey: NATO’s problem child

By Clifford D. May

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a joint briefing, Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the State Department in Washington, on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump aimed at the International Criminal Court. Trump has lobbed a broadside attack against the International Criminal Court. He's authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly involved in investigating American troops and intelligence officials for possible war crimes in Afghanistan without U.S. consent. The executive order Trump signed on Thursday marks his administration’s latest attack against international organizations, treaties and agreements that do not hew to its policies. (Yuri Gripas/Pool via AP)

William Barr impeachment calls dismissed by Jerrold Nadler

By Gabriella Muñoz and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Ex-Turkish prime minister forms party challenging Erdogan

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Judge: Turkish bank can’t deny knowledge of criminal charges

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2017, file courtroom sketch, Mehmet Hakkan Atilla, right, testifies in his trial in New York. Atilla, a Halkbank official, was convicted in 2018 of conspiracies to violate U.S. sanctions law, defraud the U.S. and commit money laundering and bank fraud. Halkbank, a major Turkish bank, was criminally charged in an indictment Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran. In a release, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said senior bank officials designed and carried out the scheme to move billions of dollars of Iranian oil revenue illegally. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File )

US charges Turkish bank with evading sanctions against Iran

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Turkish bank charged with evading US sanctions on Iran

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the parliament, in Ankara, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Erdogan said the Turkish prosecutor repeated to his Saudi counterpart Turkey's extradition request of 18 suspects detained in Saudi Arabia for the Oct. 2 killing to be put on trial in Istanbul. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Erdogan, Trump discuss Turkish bank, joint patrols in Syria

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In this courtroom sketch Mehmet Hakan Atilla, second from left, listens to the judge during his sentencing, flanked by his attorneys Cathy Fleming, left, and Victor Rocco as Atilla's wife, upper right, listens to the proceedings Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in New York. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman imposed a sentence of 32 months in prison on the Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Mehmet Hakan Atilla, Turkish banker, sentenced for role in scheme to help Iran avoid U.S. sanctions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, file courtroom sketch, defendant Mehmet Hakan Atilla, center, listens to proceedings from the defense table in New York. Defense lawyers say Atilla, a Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, deserves leniency, but prosecutors want him locked up for at least 15 years. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman will sentence Atilla on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Manhattan. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)

Turkish banker gets 32-month sentence in Iran sanctions case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Dec. 15, 2017 courtroom artist's sketch, defendant Mehmet Atilla, right, testifies during his trial on corruption charges in New York. The Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions has been convicted Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, by a jury in New York, after a trial that sowed distrust between the two nations. He was convicted of four conspiracy counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, plus one bank fraud count. He was acquitted of a money laundering charge. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)

Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade US sanctions

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

In this courtroom drawing, Judge Richard Berman addresses the jury at the end of the day's deliberations in the corruption trial of Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Atilla is charged with helping Iran overcome U.S. economic sanctions to launder billions of dollars through world banks, including banks in the United States. Jury deliberations resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Turkish banker’s New York trial on a break until next year

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In this court room drawing, defendant Mehmet Atilla, center, reviews documents during the second day of jury deliberations in his corruption trial, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in New York. The Turkish banker is accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions and launder billions of dollars in oil revenue. At left is defense attorney Victor Rocco and defense attorney Cathy Fleming is at right. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Still no verdict at US trial of Turkish banker

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Defense: Government failed in case against Turkish banker

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Turkey summons FBI attache over testimony in US trial

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech to a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Erdogan is calling the New York trial of a Turkish banker a U.S. conspiracy being staged to &quot;blackmail&quot; and &quot;blemish&quot; his country. Erdogan said: &quot;Turkey has no plans against the United States, but it is clear that the U.S. has plans against us.&quot; (Yasin Bulbul/Pool via AP)

Turkey’s president: Banker’s New York trial is US conspiracy

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Defense: Government delayed evidence in Turkish banker case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, left, shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, after their joint news conference following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkish envoy: Cleric’s network has infiltrated US justice

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press