Turkish Banker in Iran Sanctions-Busting Case Sentenced to 32 Months

May 16, 2018

A branch of the Turkish bank Halkbank in Istanbul.Ozan Kose/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A Turkish banker who was convicted of taking part in a billion-dollar conspiracy to violate United States sanctions on Iran was sentenced to 32 months in prison on Wednesday in Manhattan, a far shorter term than prosecutors had sought.

The high-profile federal trial of the banker, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, depicted high-level corruption in Turkey, riveted the Turkish public and strained that country’s relations with the United States.

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