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The Greek Current

Turkey's terrorism and illicit finance problem

Dr. Aykan Erdemir - the co-author of the piece “Turkish Bank Rulings Should Be A Wakeup Call For Global Financial Institutions” - joins us to analyze two recent milestone court rulings in the Southern District of New York against Turkish banks Halkbank and Kuveyt Turk Bank, how these cases highlight Turkey’s terrorism and illicit finance problems, and more.

Read Dr. Aykan Erdermir’s latest piece here: Turkish bank rulings should be a wakeup call for global financial institutions

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: 

Turkey’s Finance Minister Resigns Amid Pressures of Sliding Economy

Turkish lira rebounds after Erdogan’s son-in-law quits finance ministry

Authorities report a record-breaking 41 Covid-19 deaths

Armenia leader orders end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia PM signs deal to end war with Azerbaijan and Russia

Azerbaijan admits shooting down Russian helicopter in Armenia

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