Erdogan Announces Sanctions Against the US

Erdogan Announces Sanctions Against the US

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Collected Pictures)

President Risp Tayyip Erdogan has ordered a ban on the two US officials in protest of the ban on Turkey's two ministers. But the names of those two officials were not disclosed.

Erdogan ordered to seize the assets of the two US officials as well as to block them. Turkish state media, Anadolu Agency, and the influential media in the Middle East, Al-Jazeera, reported.

Erdogan announced on Sunday at a ceremony in Turkey's ruling party Justice and Development Party (AKP). At the time, Erdogan said that the US will be seized and the assets of the Interior Department will be seized.

Erdogan said, "I have ordered the concerned people to take action in this regard today." If they have any assets in Turkey, they will be seized.

He said the people of Turkey would not be retreating. Because the United States's blockade is unreasonable and very questionable.

It is to be noted that US pundit Branson has been arrested for nearly 20 months in connection with Turkey's intelligence and insider trading.

He was arrested on charges of helping the coup attempt against Erdogan. Recently he was released from prison and kept in house arrest.

US President Donald Trump has blocked the Turkish Interior Minister and the Law Minister in protest of the detention of Branson. Turkey's President Erdogan has announced this on Sunday that Erdogan,