Babek Zencani

Iran link documented in official report for Turkey's corruption probe

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 12:37

A customs ministry report has showed that several companies of Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-Turkish businessman who was embroiled in Turkey?s huge graft probe that went public in December 2013, made both money and gold transfers to Babek Zencani, another Iranian businessman currently imprisoned in Iran on accusations of corruption. 

CHP calls for customs minister to resign over shady gold trade

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/10/2014 - 16:15

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has demanded the resignation of Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazıcı over shady gold transfers from Ghana to Dubai via Turkey, on the grounds that he failed to open an efficient probe into a mysterious cargo plane carrying 1.5 tons of gold.