Article: Turkey requests extradition of fugitive Turkish tycoons from United States


AP Worldstream
12-08-2003
Dateline: ISTANBUL, Turkey
The Turkish government has asked the United States to hand over two members of one of Turkey's wealthiest families wanted on fraud charges, Turkish and U.S. officials said Monday.

The extradition request came after Turkey was tipped off that two members of the Uzan family could be in the United States.

They are wanted on charges that they committed fraud at the family's Imar Bank, which was seized earlier this year by Turkey's banking regulatory agency for alleged dangerous banking practices.

The two men have been missing since August.

Justice Minister and Cabinet spokesman Cemil Cicek said that Turkey received a tip from Interpol that the ...

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