DER SPIEGEL Pfeil nach rechts ErdoÄans Bad Bank on Trial Shedding Light on an Alleged Plot to Evade Iran Sanctions A trial starting soon in New York is set to throw light on whether a Turkish bank helped Iran circumvent sanctions. And how much President ErdoÄan knew about it. 26.02.2021, 19.07 Uhr Icon: vergröÃern Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan: Did the Turkish state-owned financial institution Halkbank help Iran circumvent sanctions? Foto: Anadolu Agency/ Getty Images The corner office with a view out over the Bosporus is located in the Istanbul financial quarter of Maslak. It belongs to the man who the United States judiciary accuses of having played a vital role in one of the largest international criminal cases of the last several decades.