Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. courts cannot put Turkey on trial
ANKARA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Courts in the United States cannot put Turkey on trial, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in reference to a Turkish bank executive who has been charged with evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who is cooperating with U.S. prosecutors in the trial, has accused several Turkish officials, including Erdogan and some of his ministers, of taking part in a scheme to evade the sanctions.
Ankara has cast the testimony as an attempt to undermine Turkey and its economy. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; editing by Alexander Smith)
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