Details of US sanctions against 7 Turkish companies

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the sky of Turkish-American relations is still cloudy and the issue of Russian sanctions has become a catalyst and accelerator for increasing differences.

Recently, the US Treasury announced new sanctions against Russia, which It includes 150 institutions and individuals, and Turkish companies are among them.

The US Department of Treasury has announced that these companies, in a complex and secret process, have been working to transfer military equipment to Russia and have been subject to sanctions.

The Ministry’s statement states that individuals and The sanctions have benefited from the continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The ministry also announced that seven Turkish companies have supported Moscow’s energy policies, in addition to some direct or indirect arms deals.

Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, emphasized in her statement Kurd: The new sanctions target people who provide the equipment urgently needed by the Russian military and whose documentation is available.

The US Treasury Department has also sanctioned two oil tanker companies based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, and a financial inspection team is preparing a report. Regarding some joint actions of Turkish and Russian businessmen for the purpose of money laundering and money transfer, it is under unrealistic cover.

The Americans have already announced that the financial cooperation of some Turkish companies with Russia has exceeded the framework of economic measures and some of them directly with the Russian intelligence service. they are working. In this context, they have mentioned the name of a real person named Burke Turken. A person who is a Turkish citizen who owns several companies and, according to the Americans, arranged payments and shipments for the Russian intelligence service on several occasions, bypassing the sanctions. >

Which famous Turkish companies were sanctioned

From the day that Russia and Ukraine are at war, the US Department of Treasury has pressured Turkey several times by sending delegations and sending reports, and asked Ankara to consider and comply with international sanctions against Moscow. But the Turkish government says: Many of the actions protested by Washington are related to the private sector and have taken place away from the surveillance of intelligence agencies.

The names of these 7 Turkish companies appear in the new list of sanctions imposed by the US Treasury Department:

1. Domestic and foreign trading company Eurasia Bosphorus.

2. Trading company With the limited liability of Aegean Tire industry and trade.

3. CompanyGlobus Turkey Logistics Foreign Trade Limited Liability Company.

4. Exim Kartal Foreign Trade Limited Liability Company.

5. Connomar Ship Electric and Electronics Co., Ltd.

6. Megasan Electronic Trade and Industry JSC.

7. Ozkaya Industry and Trade Marketing Joint Stock Company of automotive products.

In addition to these 7 new companies, already named Several Turkish companies are included in the US sanctions list, the most important of which are: BSB Group Internet Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Company, Azint Electronic Machinery Company, Techno Smart Group Foreign Trade and Logistics Company, and Kozoy Logistics. Money has not been published in the transactions of these companies with the Russian side, but Erdogan’s government officials, as in previous cases, have preferred to remain silent about this American action.

This is not the first time that the names of some Turkish companies and natural persons are on the US Treasury Department’s sanctions list. is included.

Is the real problem, Is it Ukraine?

Turkish political analysts believe that helping Turkish individuals and companies to Russia to circumvent sanctions is the code name of a large-scale political and security operation. They say that the real problem of America is not Turkey’s role in supporting Russia’s economy during the war with Ukraine, and it is still at the bottom of the differences between NATO and the Eastern security system. In such a way that Joe Biden’s administration has always been looking for an excuse to impose sanctions against Turkey since the day he came to office.

Although Joe Biden came from the heart of the Democratic Party and Erdoğan’s team, he has relatively good memories of working with the Democratic administration of Barack Obama. But with the departure of Donald Trump, things didn’t get better for Turkey, and a big problem arose that still has its effects.

a problem called military sanctions and American security on Turkey because of the purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia. This big military contract caused Turkey to be removed from the list of parts producers and also from the list of buyers of the fifth generation and advanced F-35 fighter. But Biden’s team did not stop with this action and in continuation of its previous policies to restrain Erdogan’s team, resorted to two important excuses and tools:

A) Turkey’s help to Russia to circumvent financial sanctions.

b) Turkey’s cooperation to finance Hamas.

Recently in the Wall Street Journal The United States openly addressed this issue and this newspaper announced: “The United States is pressuring Turkey to stop supporting the Hamas movement and Russia.”

The Wall Street Journal article claims that Turkey, in coordination with Russia, has allowed capital companies to Investments, holdings, real estate brokers and a number of other sectors of the Russian economy operate outside of Istanbul.

In this article, also refer to It was noted that Brian Nelson, the US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, warned them during his meetings with Turkish officials in Ankara and said: “If we conclude in our detailed investigation that During the October 7 Al-Aqsa Storm operation, if Turkey turned to fund-raising or facilitation activities, the results and consequences would be very bad. We are determined to do everything we can to prevent these actions”.

In the past weeks, the Wall Street Journal once again raised the issue of cooperation between Turkey and Russia and announced that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded his economic relations with Russia and this strategy It helped Turkey get much-needed foreign currency and cheap energy resources during a time of economic turmoil.

But the problem is that according to the authorities American, the issue is not only domestic consumption and it is claimed that Turkish ports are used to serve the sanctioned Russian oil tankers and facilitate arms smuggling, and Russian and Turkish companies are increasing the export of so-called useful goods by 6 times. They are the two that the Russian army needs.

America’s heavy case for Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the leader of the Justice and Development Party, a few days ago, during the American opposition to the ceasefire in Gaza, announced that as long as the United States exists, the world order will It will not go to the side of justice and stability.

Perhaps this point shows well Let’s see what intense dialogues are going on behind the curtain of the apparently quiet and peaceful relations between Washington and Ankara.

It has recently become clear that America, In addition to compiling reports on the economic cooperation between Turkey and Russia, he has provided information to international institutions about the activities of some Russian mafia figures in Turkey.

Report “Global Initiative Against Organized Crime” “International Findings” (GI-TOC), which examines the new threats of Russian underground organizations against the world order after the war in Ukraine, devotes a chapter to the activity of this network. The mafia in Turkey has allocated.

In this report it is announced that Turkey It has become a safe haven for fugitive Russian mafia bosses.

British historian and security expert Mark Galeotti , who is known for his research on Russia and international organized crime organizations, warned in an interview with Deutsche Welle Turkey that the Russian mafia and actors who facilitate illegal trade are gradually establishing themselves in Turkey. strengthen and in this way they can further expand their criminal activities.

This British expert believes that the mentioned groups try not to be in contact or conflict with the Turkish government in any way and stay away from the eyes of law enforcement and security institutions. According to one of the famous heads of the Russian mafia, he said that these extensive networks know that it is easy to work in Turkey. Only on the condition that you have nothing to do with the government. For this reason, the Russian mafia acts by considering the political balance in Turkey and avoids actions that directly lead to confrontation with the government.

Dissemination of extensive information on various political-economic relations between Turkey and Russia, facilitating the circumvention of sanctions and also activities The oligarchs and the mafia all show that America has put pressure on Turkey to the highest level and wants to keep Turkey away from Russia in the regional balance.

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