Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan says state-owned Halkbank will press ahead with processing payments for Turkey's purchase of oil and gas from Iran. The state of Iran has accounts with Halkbank and we deposit the payments for the oil and gas purchased to these accounts ... Halkbank will continue to carry out this function, Bloomberg HT Television ...

[caption id="attachment_74523" align="alignright" width="180"] Turkish people protest alleged corruption in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul, December 25, 2013.[/caption] (Reuters) - Turkey's government said on Tuesday it was fending off a "mini coup attempt" by elements in the police and judiciary who served the interests of foreign and domestic ...

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs Ali Babacan has rejected the Wests unilateral sanctions against Iran. The Ankara government does not abide by the US and EU unilateral sanctions against Iran, Babacan said in an interview, IRNA reported on Monday. He said Turkey, as a member of the United Nations, obeys only the resolutions ...