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Erdoğan on Sarraf: International Coup Attempt

Erdoğan on Sarraf: International Coup Attempt

Speaking at the group meeting of his party, Erdoğan has described the trial continuing in the US as an “international coup attempt” and criticized CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu.

5 December 2017

Zarrab: Hakan Atilla Didn’t Know Everything, Süleyman Aslan Did

REZA ZARRAB CASE 3RD HEARING

Zarrab: Hakan Atilla Didn’t Know Everything, Süleyman Aslan Did

In the third hearing of trial of then Halkbank Deputy General Director Atilla, Zarrab has said that they copied then Halkbank General Director Arslan’s signature as he was tired of Arslan asking for bribe.

4 December 2017

Assets of Sarraf, His Acquaintances to Be Confiscated

Assets of Sarraf, His Acquaintances to Be Confiscated

As a part of an investigation launched by İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office Bureau for Terror and Organized Crimes, assets of Rıza Sarraf and his acquaintances will be confiscated. Reason for the confiscation decision is “Acquiring confidential information for a foreign state with purpose of spying”.

4 December 2017

AKP Spokesperson Ünal: Are We Going to Discuss Agenda Over Photocopies?

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AKP Spokesperson Ünal: Are We Going to Discuss Agenda Over Photocopies?

AKP Spokesperson Ünal has said, “Unless we see the authentic papers, those documents are null and void. The ones that were delivered are photocopies. Are we going to discuss agenda over photocopies?”

1 December 2017

Erdoğan: Kılıçdaroğlu Will Pay for His Actions

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Erdoğan: Kılıçdaroğlu Will Pay for His Actions

Meeting with the AKP MPs for the second time, President Erdoğan has threatened Kılıçdaroğlu: “He will pay for it”.

1 December 2017

AKP on Sarraf: These are Accusations of a Hostage

AKP on Sarraf: These are Accusations of a Hostage

Party Spokesperson Ünal has delivered a speech in the wake of the meeting held under the presidency of Erdoğan at AKP Headquarters: “If we will speak over a hostage man, wouldn’t it be treason against the truth itself?”

30 November 2017

Reza Zarrab Explains Whom He Worked with to By-Pass US Sanctions on Iran

REZA ZARRAB CASE 1ST HEARING

Reza Zarrab Explains Whom He Worked with to By-Pass US Sanctions on Iran

Reza Zarrab has testified in the case in which then Halkbank Deputy General Director Atilla has been tried. In his testimony, Zarrab said that he bribed then Minister of EU Bağış and then Minister of Economy Çağlayan.

30 November 2017

CHP’s Gök: Intelligence Agency’s Report on Sarraf was Sent to Erdoğan

CHP’s Gök: Intelligence Agency’s Report on Sarraf was Sent to Erdoğan

Disclosing that the National Intelligence Agency has a document on Sarraf involving in corruption, CHP’s Gök has said that this document was sent to then-Prime Minister Erdoğan as well.

29 November 2017

Rıza Sarraf on List of ‘Potential Witnesses’

Rıza Sarraf on List of ‘Potential Witnesses’

Reuters reported that Rıza Sarraf won’t attend the hearing. Name of the trial has changed from “US vs Sarraf” to “US vs Atilla”.

28 November 2017

Spokesperson Kalın: Trial of Sarraf is 'Political'

Spokesperson Kalın: Trial of Sarraf is 'Political'

Stating that trial of Sarraf is “political”, Government Spokesperson Kalın has said, “We are dependent on outside energy. We had to do this business with Iran during these sanctions. Our banks and minister of economy got involved in it”.

21 November 2017

Government Spokesperson Bozdağ: They Force Sarraf to Slander

Government Spokesperson Bozdağ: They Force Sarraf to Slander

Pointing to the US courts, Government Spokesperson Bozdağ has said, “They force Rıza Sarraf to slander against Turkey”.

20 November 2017

Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul Launches Investigation into US Prosecutor Bharara

Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul Launches Investigation into US Prosecutor Bharara

An investigation has been launched in İstanbul into US State Attorneys Bharara and Kim, who started the Rıza Sarraf prosecution, for “presenting certain documents as evidence used in Turkey".

20 November 2017

Rıza Sarraf Doesn’t Attend Critical Hearing

Rıza Sarraf Doesn’t Attend Critical Hearing

Rıza Sarraf for who Turkey sent a diplomatic note to the US on the ground that nothing had been heard from him, didn’t attend the hearing yesterday. Çavuşoğlu said that two notes, not one were sent to the US.

17 November 2017

Vice PM Bozdağ on Sarraf: His Health Condition is Fine

Vice PM Bozdağ on Sarraf: His Health Condition is Fine

Vice PM Bozdağ has announced that the US responded to the diplomatic note sent by Turkey concerning Sarraf, who hadn’t been heard from for six days. “It was stated that Sarraf’s health condition is fine”, Bozdağ said.

16 November 2017

Turkey Sends Diplomatic Note to US Over Rıza Sarraf

Turkey Sends Diplomatic Note to US Over Rıza Sarraf

Upon not being able to receive any information of Sarraf, who has been kept in custody for one and a half years in the US, Turkey has demanded information via diplomatic note.

16 November 2017

Halkbank Deputy General Manager Arrested in US

Halkbank Deputy General Manager Arrested in US

Halkbank Deputy General Manager Atilla has been arrested in New York in Rıza Sarraf probe.

Bharara Points at December 17 Investigations to Object to Sarraf’s Release on Bail

Bharara Points at December 17 Investigations to Object to Sarraf’s Release on Bail

Prosecutors who have demanded to reject Rıza Sarraf’s offer of release on bail have justified their demand with the evidence that Sarraf had bribed politicians in Turkey.

Prosecutor Bharara Rejects Sarraf’s Bail Offer of 50 Million

Prosecutor Bharara Rejects Sarraf’s Bail Offer of 50 Million

Sarraf under arrest in US offering to pay a bail of 50 million to be released has been rejected by Prosecutor Bharara.

Turkey Added to ‘Places of Crimes’ in Rıza Sarraf Indictment

Turkey Added to ‘Places of Crimes’ in Rıza Sarraf Indictment

Prosecutor Preet Bharara has added the bill of indictment the expressions; “wherever these crimes have been committed including New York, Turkey and United Arab Emirates”.

‘Sarraf Detained with No Problems in Miami’

‘Sarraf Detained with No Problems in Miami’

FBI Agent Kelly Langmesser has declared that Rıza Sarraf was taken into custody with no problems after being kept for an hour at “problematic passengers” section as he landed in Miami.

Prosecutor Having Sarraf Arrested Follows Erdoğan on Twitter

Prosecutor Having Sarraf Arrested Follows Erdoğan on Twitter

Prosecutor Bharara who has Sarraf arrested has started to follow Erdoğan after the arrest. Bharara follows only musician Bruce Springsteen and comedian Steve Harvey as personal account on Twitter.

Sarraf’s Lawyer: These are Commercial Issues, All Explicable

Sarraf’s Lawyer: These are Commercial Issues, All Explicable

Attorney Şeyda Yıldırım has noted that her client Rıza Sarraf had gone to Miami for a holiday with his wife Ebru Gündeş and daughter. She has added that the accusations were related to commercial affairs which can be explained.

Who is Prosecutor Has Sarraf Arrested?

Who is Prosecutor Has Sarraf Arrested?

The prosecutor Bharara who has Rıza Sarraf arrested and demanded 75 years of imprisonment has earned his reputation by launching probes into diplomats, politicians, and as many as 100 bankers following global crisis in 2008.

Rıza Sarraf Arrested in US

Rıza Sarraf Arrested in US

Businessperson Rıza Sarraf of Iranian origin has been arrested in city of Miami, the US.