A US court in New York has sentenced Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla to 32 months in prison for evading US sanctions on Iran. The United States prosecutors had previously asked for him to be jailed for more than 15 years. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Atilla is "definitely innocent" and declaring him a criminal was almost equivalent to declaring the Turkish state 'criminal'. Let's go to Miami and speak to our editor at large, Craig Copetas.

Turkey has called the conviction of a Turkish banker by the US court a 'legal disgrace'. The former Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla was found guilty of bank fraud by a jury in New York for helping Iran dodge sanctions. TRT World's Turkey Political Correspondent, Hasan Abdullah reports from Ankara.

Former Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla was found guilty on five counts, including bank fraud and conspiracy. He was acquitted of one charge of money laundering. Atilla was accused of helping Iran trade its oil and gas for gold to dodge US sanctions. He was accused of moving the money through US banks without their knowledge. A senior Turkish official dismissed the verdict as void and said it violated international law. Atilla's defence attorney says they plan to appeal the decision.

A Turkish banker has been found guilty in a US court of taking part in a scheme to violate Washington's sanctions against Iran. Mehmet Hakan Atilla and eight others were accused of moving billions of dollars' worth of Iranian money through American banks, disguised as food and gold sales. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

This conversations between gold trader Reza Zarrab and his associate Abdullah Happani was entered into evidence during the trial of Halkbank manager Mehmet Hakan Atilla. According to the English translation of the transcript, Zarrab told Happani at one point that he needed to speak to "Hakan" about a transaction. "I have not called Hakan," Zarrab said, according to the transcript. "I have not paid much attention to this. I will call Hakan." This conversation is in Turkish, and the official English-Turkish court transcript is here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4327743-Zarrab-Happani-Call-276-T.html

Reza Zarrab admitted to bribing a US guard with $45,000 and smoking marijuana in prison. Recently, he had also allegedly expressed willingness to lie in court in return for leniency. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook Twitter: http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world

Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab expressed willingness to lie in court in exchange for leniency, in a September 2016 recording. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook Twitter: http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab, who is also involved in Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, has been released from federal prison and given immunity, and will be the star witness at a trial over a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran. Federal prosecutors in New York will have Zarrab on the stand on Wednesday to testify against his former co-defendant, Turkish bank executive Mehmet Atilla. In this episode of Probable Cause Sibel Edmonds presents two main factors driving the direction of the Zarrab case- both of which are absent from the agenda-driven mainstream and pseudo-alternative media outlets. Edmonds discusses Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s role and targets in the case, and delves into the backward deal- aka an upside-down deal, the US prosecutors have given Zarrab-the Kingpin, in the Gold-for-Gas case in return for his testimony against the low-level accomplices. This is a preview of a Newsbud Community Members Exclusive. See Full Video Here: http://bit.ly/2AiysxI Now available for rent at: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/130468 Join the Newsbud Community http://bit.ly/2gbO5ii Visit our website http://bit.ly/2gl9jbd Follow Newsbud on Twitter http://bit.ly/29d5XFD Follow Newsbud on Facebook bit.ly/2kEdiRY

A Turkish gold trader charged with conspiring to evade US sanctions against Iran will not go on trial in New York this week. Reza Zarrab dropped out of sight in the two months leading up to his scheduled trial. However, there is widespread speculation that Zarrab has flipped and is now cooperating with the prosecution. He was abruptly released from prison in early November and his whereabouts are publically unknown. The US attorney says he remains in federal custody. And that has led to speculation that he entered the witness protection programme. It's prompted Turkey's prime minister to suggest Zarrab has reached a plea deal with US authorities. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey maintains this is a politically motivated prosecution intended to discredit and ultimately overthrow his government on behalf of Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic leader who lives in Pennsylvania. Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports from Washington. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

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