It has detained two United States consular staff members and nine Americans on terrorism charges. In October, the deterioration in relations between the two countries burst into the open when the United States suspended visa services in Turkey and Turkey followed with reciprocal action. But it has openly disagreed with additional United States sanctions on buying oil and gas from Iran. In 2013, Turkey’s organized crime and financial crimes police units arrested Mr. Zarrab, Mr. Aslan and the sons of three ministers and even issued a summons to Mr. Erdogan’s son. With tensions escalating, Turkey said it had opened an investigation of Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney in Manhattan whose office first charged Mr. Zarrab, and of his successor, Joon H. Kim.

Source: New York Times November 26, 2017 20:26 UTC