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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

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The US Imposes Sanctions in Response to Turkey's Incursion into Syria

October 17, 2019

The US has issued an Executive Order ("EO") authorizing the imposition of sanctions in response to the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. While so far the US has only designated two Turkish ministries and three ministers as sanctions targets, the EO could be used to target the Government of Turkey more broadly and to target persons transacting in certain sectors of the Turkish economy.

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