U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war

ISTANBUL, son dakika haberleri April 12 (Reuters) — The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S.export controls and helped Russia’s war effort, in the biggest U.S. enforcement action in Turkey since the invasion of Ukraine last year.

The designations — including on a Turkey-based electronics company and a technology trader alleged to help transfer «dual-use» goods — were part of a global sanctions package on more than 120 entities announced by the U.S.Treasury.

A U.S. administration official told Reuters the sanctions targeted Turkey-based entities and people in the maritime and trade sectors that were «primarily» Russia-owned or Russia-linked. (Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Daren Butler)