Turkey’s Erdogan attacks ‘ugly’ US charges against Halkbank
US prosecutors charge state-owned lender with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran
16 October 2019 - 19:55
Ceylanpinar — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed international pressure to curb Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria on Wednesday and attacked as “ugly” a decision by US prosecutors to file criminal charges against state-owned bank Halkbank.
Erdogan vowed Turkey’s operation — which has been facilitated by the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria — would continue...
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