Turkish-US News Watch

No significant updates today.

U.S. Treasury sanctions are expanding against Turkish entities enabling Iranian evasion networks.

• Zedpay in Istanbul and chair Mehdi Rezazadeh...

Turkish Minute reports the sanctions narrowly on El-Kahira for General Trading in Istanbul and its three named owners, listing blocked assets and...

The State Department told Congress that Turkey has not yet met the legal conditions for rejoining the F-35 program, even as President Trump signals...

The US export approval for 80 F110 engines removes a key obstacle for Turkey's KAAN program, clearing the path for serial production deliveries...

Germany is "highly irritated" by the renewed detention of Turkish Deutsche Welle correspondent Alican Uludag on charges of inciting hatred and...

Ozgur Ozel, removed as CHP leader by court order, is launching Yeni Parti with dozens of defecting lawmakers to become parliament's main opposition to...

Turkish Airlines signed on to the SAFFA Fund, a U.S.-managed vehicle backed by Airbus and other major carriers to scale sustainable aviation fuel...

A 24-year-old Turkish Alevi granted U.S. torture protections in 2023 was deported to the Central African Republic despite no ties or criminal record...

The opinion highlights how Reza Zarrab's sanctions-evasion guilty plea led to no further punishment after 22 months in custody, as prosecutors...

An op-ed titled Ankara's Charm Offensive Should Not Buy Back the F-35 argues against readmitting Turkey to the program. Written by Sinan Ciddi and...

National Security Enforcement

• 🔥 Turkey's Rising Role Busting U.S. Sanctions: Article examines Turkey’s role in bypassing U.S. sanctions through...

Trump’s plan to sell F-35s to Turkey after lifting its CAATSA sanctions for buying Russia’s S-400 is being viewed by other Russian arms clients as a potential green light for their own deals.

Turkey is playing a rising role in busting U.S. sanctions.

A 29-year-old Turkish migrant living in Germany invoked Sharia law to refuse sitting next to a woman on a June 1 flight, then assaulted a female...

• Simultaneous raids across 10 provinces detained 17 club officials, including Galatasaray and Besiktas executives, based on 2020-2026 betting data
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Erdogan's neo-Ottoman pipeline ambitions serve as a direct warning Washington cannot ignore, especially as Israel advances alternative routes with Cyprus and Greece to bypass adversarial choke points.

Rep. Dina Titus introduced a Joint Resolution of Disapproval on July 2 to block the $700 million F110 jet engine sale to Turkey. The measure targets...

Cihan Cakmak's Red Beard Coffee & Bakery is expanding Turkish culinary presence in Manhattan with in-house baking of borek, simit, and fusion pastries...

Federal Enforcement Outcomes

• 🔥 Zarrab Sentencing: A federal judge in New York sentenced Reza Zarrab to time served, closing the U.S. criminal...