Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan September 1, 2026. Sputnik / Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Pool via REUTERS
On Aug. 20, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against 10 people, including several Turks, who it said formed a network of couriers that transported hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Hezbollah through commercial flights between Iran, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.The sanctions do not necessarily prove that Turkey is involved in channeling funds to the party. Still, analyses and speculation about a possible relationship between Ankara and Hezbollah have intensified, particularly as the geopolitical context allows for such a connection.There is no evidence that Ankara directly finances or arms Hezbollah. Even the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel American think tank, acknowledges this. The funds sent to the group appear to have passed through Turkish financial networks used by actors...
On Aug. 20, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against 10 people, including several Turks, who it said formed a network of couriers that transported hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Hezbollah through commercial flights between Iran, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.The sanctions do not necessarily prove that Turkey is involved in channeling funds to the party. Still, analyses and speculation about a possible relationship between Ankara and Hezbollah have intensified, particularly as the geopolitical context allows for such a connection.There is no evidence that Ankara directly finances or arms Hezbollah. Even the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel American think tank, acknowledges this. The funds sent to the group appear to have passed through Turkish financial networks used by...