Reza Zarrab
Three Zarrab aides arrested in Turkey
Three of aides of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab were arrested in Istanbul on Dec. 15 on charges of “espionage,” accused of trying to send documents to a New York court handling the case into a former Turkish banker accused of taking part in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
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Zarrab was forced to confess in US: Turkish Deputy PM
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab was forced to confess, according to Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who has said members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) are involved in the case.
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab accused of sexual assault by inmate
Reza Zarrab - the key witness in a New York trial over alleged skirting of U.S. economic sanctions against Iran - has been accused of sexually assaulting a cellmate, according to a lawsuit filed on Dec. 6.Reza Zarrab - the key witness in a New York trial over alleged skirting of U.S.
Turkish officials seize Reza Zarrab’s private jet at Istanbul airport
Turkish officials on Dec. 7 seized a private jet at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport belonging to Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who became a key witness in the case of Turkish bank executive Hakan Atilla tried over evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Turkish bank executive Atilla denied links with Zarrab in first interrogation
A Turkish bank executive on trial in New York over violating U.S. sanctions on Iran has denied having links with Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab in his first interrogation after being arrested in the U.S.
Zarrab should not be tried in US: MHP leader
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has claimed that the New York trial of former Halkbank Executive Hakan Atilla is “biased and political,” adding that that the key witness of the case, Reza Zarrab, should be tried in Turkey.
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CHP head calls on gov’t to form committee at parliament to investigate Zarrab
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Dec. 5 called on the government to set up a committee at parliament to investigate the case of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, currently a witness in a New York court case on evading sanctions on Iran.
Istanbul police detain 17 in Reza Zarrab probe
Police in Istanbul detained a total of 17 suspects on Dec. 5 as part of an investigation into Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who testified at the trial of former Halkbank executive Hakan Atilla in the U.S. over evading sanctions on Iran.
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Zarrab’s plan to move to Dubai if released in US revealed in hand-written note
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab planned to move to Dubai if he is released in the U.S., according to a hand-written note seized from one of his aides.
Erdogan says will not succumb to US 'blackmail' over court case
Turkish President Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would not succumb to "blackmail" by the United States in the trial of a Turkish bank executive being charged with evading US sanctions on Iran.