Halkbank sanctions case formally dismissed by US judge at prosecutors’ request
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( June 17, 2026, 15:27 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case. The dismissal is expected to relieve an issue that had loomed over US-Turkey relations for years.A US federal judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case....
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