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PEP screening in Turkish banks: who falls under enhanced measures and where the bank gets its data
Politically exposed person status is assigned by the bank, not the state: there is no single official list. Who qualifies under Turkish rules, why business partners and relatives end up being screened, what the bank is required to do, and how long the status lasts after leaving office.
Read more →An application to the ECHR from Türkiye: what it gives you, the deadline and what to expect
Four months instead of six, the Constitutional Court as a mandatory step before Strasbourg, interim measures under Rule 39, and the figures that explain why two thirds of applications never reach a merits examination.
Read more →A refusal to extradite: what it gives you in Türkiye and why it stops at the border
A refusal closes one question in one country. What it protects inside Türkiye, why "they already refused" does not travel, and what still has to be done about the search itself.
Read more →A sanctions-list match: the payment is no longer refused but put on hold
From 23 September a bank must report a match to the financial intelligence body and postpone the transaction. What that changes for an account holder, and why documents are needed before the payment rather than after.
Read more →Arrest in absentia and an international search: what follows what
A single operation returned 76 wanted people to Türkiye, only 29 of them sought through INTERPOL. The chain explained: arrest in absentia, three kinds of search, detention abroad, a second passport and what happens to assets.
Read more →What INTERPOL's public database does not show: diffusions, extracts and asset requests
An arrest in Brazil on a red diffusion is a reminder that INTERPOL's public site shows only part of the system. How a diffusion differs from a notice, what the public search actually contains, and the new mechanism aimed at assets.
Read more →Extradition from Türkiye: the eight stages of the procedure and the time limits set by law
What happens after an arrest on an international wanted notice, which time limits the law sets, and at which point the most is decided.
Read more →Türkiye, INTERPOL and the EU: why search and migration are converging with European rules
Türkiye actively brings back wanted persons through INTERPOL, yet the EU still has requirements over violations. They set the course towards convergence in search and migration.
Read more →Check first, pay later: why compliance must come before the transaction
US sanctions on an Istanbul bank showed that risk can come not from you but from your partner’s bank. What to check before planning a transaction.
Read more →Who decides your case in Türkiye
The identity of the deciding authority determines both the route of challenge and the time you have left.
Read more →Funds blocked in Türkiye: three different situations that get confused
A suspended transaction, seized assets and a bank decision are different procedures with different deadlines and strategies.
Read more →An international payment in Türkiye: what to check before you send
A transfer passes five independent filters. Three threshold figures and one contract-currency trap that people discover too late.
Read more →Residence status in Türkiye: the deadlines most often miscalculated
Visa-free limits differ by nationality, and the law allows only seven days to challenge a removal decision.
Read more →An INTERPOL Red Notice in Türkiye: what it means and what it does not
A notice is not an extradition decision. A Turkish court decides, and then the highest executive authorities do.
Read more →ARGA CONSULTING opens in Istanbul
The company is registered in the Republic of Türkiye, office in Bayrampaşa. Consulting in six areas.
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