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Trump administration imposes sanctions during Turkey's Syria offensive

Date
2019-10-14
Entry type
sanctions-action
Current status
Sanctions imposed on named institutions and officials
Last reviewed
2026-09-03

OFAC designated two Turkish ministries and three senior officials under the October 14 executive order.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpcounterpart whose government faced Trump-authorized sanctionsRecep Tayyip Erdogan
  2. Donald J. Trumpadministration imposed sanctionsOctober 2019 Turkey sanctions

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Turkey's defense and energy ministries and three senior Turkish officials on October 14, 2019 under a new Syria-related executive order; the action did not designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally.