Turkey and the United States have discussed returning a jailed executive from state-owned lender Halkbank <HALKB.IS> to Turkey where he can serve the rest of his sentence from an Iran sanctions-busting case, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. In May, a U.S. court sentenced Hakan Atilla, an executive from Halkbank,
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US offers rewards for info on PKK chiefs wanted by Turkey: official
ANKARA: The US is offering millions of dollars in rewards for information over the whereabouts of three leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a top American official said after a visit to Ankara Tuesday. The rewards of up to $5 million (4.4 million euros) are likely to gladden Ankara
Turkish lawyer for U.S. pastor Brunson appeals to constitutional court
The lawyer for U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson said he filed an appeal on Wednesday to Turkey's constitutional court for his client's release from house arrest. The case of Andrew Brunson, whose next regular court hearing is on October 12, has become the most divisive issue in a worsening diplomatic row
Turkey cannot remain silent over use of sanctions as ‘weapons’ – Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that his country could not remain silent over the use of sanctions as weapons while it is in a bitter standoff with the United States over the fate of an American evangelical Christian pastor detained by Ankara. Turkey says the United States should respect
