Zarrab trial is another blow to Turkish-US ties
Heavy penalties on Turkish banks for sanction-busting could produce head-on collision with Washington
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- Panic in Ankara
- Zarrab denounced as traitor
- Rampant bribery
- Continuation of 2013 scandal
- Repercussions for banks
- Turkish retaliation?
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_350.jpg "Turkey's European Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis, left, and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan greet supporters in Ankara on December 24, 2013, after their sons were arrested in a corruption investigation involving state-run lender Halkbank (Reuters/Umit Bektas)")