HALISTER1: ‘Money Laundering Godfathers’ in Pennsylvania: Turkey’s Erdogan

‘Money Laundering Godfathers’ in Pennsylvania: Turkey’s Erdogan

(Bloomberg) -- Gulenists in U.S. are laundering money through charter schools, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says in Istanbul, before heading to Washington to attend Nuclear Security Summit.
  • U.S. must take action against Gulenists, Erdogan says, referring to Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania
  • Reza Zarrab case in U.S. not related to Turkey, “if there’s anything on him, his lawyers are there to respond”
  • Says he’ll have bilateral talk w/ U.S. President Barack Obama during summit, it’s not certain how long that meeting will be
  • Responding to question on March 26 Islamic State in northern Iraq that killed 1 Turkish soldier, Erdogan says air force may be used against such attacks if necessary
  • NOTE: Gold Trader at Heart of Turkey Graft Scandal Charged in U.S., Link
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

People
Barack Obama (United States of America)
Fethullah Gulen (Fethullah Gulen Movement)
Recep Erdogan (Republic of Turkey)

Topics
Turkey Breaking Market News

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