US embassy cable - 02ANKARA8484

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 008484 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EB/ESC/ESP (GLASS), S/CT, IO/PHO, EUR/SE 
TREASURY FOR GENERAL COUNSEL (AUFHAUSER), TASK FORCE ON 
TERRORIST FINANCING, TREASURY/OFAC (NEWCOMB) 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/02/2006 
TAGS: ETTC, EFIN, PTER, CVIS, TU, EUN 
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE:  TURKEY UPDATE 
 
 
REF: A. STATE 234781 
     B. STATE 225623 
 
 
Classified by Econ Counselor Scot Marciel for reasons 1.5 
(b,d). 
 
 
Benevolence International Foundation 
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1.  (C) On November 8, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator 
for anti-terrorist financing efforts Hakan Okcal to brief him 
on the pre-notification of BIF (ref b).  Also on November 8, 
we separately met with Finance Ministry Inspectorate official 
Hamza Kocer on BIF's bank accounts in Turkey.  Kocer welcomed 
the information, but said he would need authorization from 
the GOT before sharing account information with us.  He would 
look into setting up monitoring of BIF accounts.  Okcal told 
us he would prepare a Cabinet decree adding BIF to the 
anti-terrorist finance freeze list. 
 
 
Global Relief Foundation, ETIM, Jemaah Islamiyah, 
Nasreddin Holding 
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2.  (U) On November 16, a Cabinet decree was published in the 
official gazette adding the above entities to Turkey's 
terrorist financing freeze list.  The list also included the 
other Nasreddin affiliates  incorporated in other countries, 
and Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (Bosnia and Somalia 
branches).  Okcal told us that signing this decree was one of 
the last acts of the outgoing Ecevit government (they left 
unsigned, he said, a decree of ambassadorial appointments). 
 
 
3.  (C) Kocer told us that he has looked into the Turkish 
companies of Mr. Julaidan and of Nasreddin Holding.  There 
are no assets left in this country, he said. 
PEARSON