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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Recent sanctions imposed by the European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States on Turkey and certain Turkish persons will be of interest to European and American investors in Turkey’s defense and energy sectors. The following update contains a summary of each regime. EU SANCTIONS Since 2019 there have been ongoing tensions between the Cyprus and Turkey as a result of drilling activities conducted by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and not authorised by Cyprus. On 11 November 2019, EU member states adopted a series of sa...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”). The U.S. is sanctioning SSB over its procurement of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia’s Rosoboronexport (“ROE”). SSB is Turkey’s primary defense procurement entity and ROE is Russia’s main exporter of arms. As a result of Turkey’s actions, the U.S. is i...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The State Department announced the imposition of sanctions on the Republic of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”), and four related Turkish individuals under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”) for engaging in a significant transaction with a designated party in the Russian defense sector for the procurement of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia. The sanctions prohibit the issuance of all U.S. export licenses and authorizations and certain loans to SSB, whi...