Reuters: Halkbank, the state-run Turkish lender whose chief executive was arrested in a wide-ranging corruption probe at the weekend, said on Monday it had not faced questioning by the police or judiciary as a corporate entity.
ISTANBUL – Dec 23 (Reuters) – Halkbank, the state-run Turkish lender whose chief executive was arrested in a wide-ranging corruption probe at the weekend, said on Monday it had not faced questioning by the police or judiciary as a corporate entity.
The bank also said in a filing with the stock exchange that its business dealings with sanctions-hit Iran complied with the law and that it follows all Turkish banking regulations. (Reporting by Ayla Jean Yackley; editing by Tom Pfeiffer)
