Relations between Turkey and the United States hit another bump this week when Ankara issued a diplomatic note formally requesting information from US officials on the whereabouts of a Turkish gold trader jailed in New York in a case that has roiled ties between the NATO allies.
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian facing charges for allegedly violating US sanctions on Iran, is at the center of a political tug of war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses the United States of having ulterior motives in bringing the case against the businessman who once fraternized with ministers in his government.
