EghtesadOnline: Turkey has slammed the sentencing of a Turkish banker in the United States over his role in helping Iran evade US economic sanctions.

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank pleaded not guilty Tuesday (March 31) to US charges that the bank helped Iran evade sanctions on billions of dollars in oil funds.

EghtesadOnline: A federal appeals court granted a temporary halt in the US prosecution of Turkish lender Halkbank over sanctions violation charges while it weighs other requests by the bank.

EghtesadOnline: Investors are worried about a US Treasury investigation into majority state-owned Turkish lender Halkbank , which faces a potentially hefty fine for allegations of Iran-sanctions busting.