The Greek Current

Turkey's terrorism and illicit finance problem

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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: 

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