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Turkey denies reports on Iranian fortune
2009-07-31
[Iran Press TV Latest] A Turkish minister has dismissed reports that a container-load of gold and cash, worth USD 18.5 billion, has been transferred to Turkey from Iran.
18.5 billion, ya say? Ummmmmm...nope. Haven't seen it.
Turkey's Kanal D channel had earlier reported that an Iranian businessman, Esmael Safarian-Nasab, had moved USD 7.5 billion in cash and 20 metric tons of gold to Turkey in October 2008.
Ya got a tracking number on that?
Safarian-Nasab's Turkish lawyer, Senol Ozel, in an interview with Kanal D had claimed that his client wants his money back.
Ya got a tracking number on that?
Ozel says Turkish government's move to adopt new regulations to facilitate foreign investment in the country had encouraged his client to take his fortune to Turkey.
Yeah, He got an email from them and everything...
However, Safarian-Nasab now wants to withdraw his investment - a move which could create a big hole in the Turkish Central Bank's balance-sheet.

Turkish State Minister Hayati Yazici on Thursday dismissed the report, stressing that the claim is "false and baseless", Turkey's official news agency, Anadolu reported.

Turkish customs officials say that such a container has never entered Turkey, Anadolu reported.
Ya got a tracking number on that?
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Posted by: lyndonyoun   2009-07-31 16:57  

#1  this would be a battle of who has less credibility

PressTV (funded by mullah Inc.) or Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey or a turkish lawyer representing an Iranian gangster
Posted by: Lord garth   2009-07-31 00:08  

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