Halkbank to Continue Cooperation With Iran
Turkish Ambassador Mr. Derya Ors yesterday reiterated that Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank will remain in Turkey’s financial mechanism for trade with Iran despite the U.S. sanctions.
Turkey Has Set No Restrictions on Iranian Companies
TEHRAN – Vice-President of Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce says that Turkish banks have set some restrictions for the banking accounts of Iranian nationals as they will be unable to transfer more than $10,000 via havala (informal value transfer system).
Iran Fully Ditches Dollar in Trade With Russia, Turkey
TEHRAN – The Governor of Iran’s Central Bank says the country has fully ditched dollar in its trade with Russia and Turkey and most of its trade with those countries are in national currencies and some part in euro.
US Dollar Ditched in Iran’s Trade with Russia, Turkey
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati said the country uses the national currencies in the trade transactions with Russia and Turkey.
Bomb Attack Hits Police Bus in Southern Turkey, Some Wounded
A bomb attack hit a bus carrying police in the southern Turkish province of Adana on Wednesday morning and some people were wounded, security sources said.
US Unlikely to Impose Sanctions on Turkey over Russian Buy: Turkish Official
US President Donald Trump has become more understanding about why Turkey has purchased a Russian missile defense system and he is not expected to impose US sanctions on Ankara over the issue, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday.
Iran, Turkey, Russia Meet in Fifth Syria Summit
ANKARA - The presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran came together yesterday in Ankara a for the fifth summit under the Astana Process where they will discuss the recently increased tension in the Idlib province of Syria as well as attempts to start a political solution to the nine-year turmoil in the war-torn country.
Iraq, Top Destination for Iran’s Exports
TEHRAN – Iraq is the top destination for exports of Iranian goods, according to the latest report released by Iran’s Customs Administration.
Regional powers’ cooperation increased in forming arrangements: deputy FM
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of International Studies Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IPIS) Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour said that cooperation among regional powers, i.e. Iran, Turkey and Pakistan, has increased and superpowers are not in a position to form regional arrangements.
Three people, incl Turkish Deputy Consul-General, killed in Erbil shooting: local media
Reports from the Iraqi Kurdistan media says that in a shooting in a restaurant in capital Erbil against the staff of the Turkish consulate there, three people, including the Turkish deputy consul, have been killed.