(BFW) Erdogan Says Halkbank CEO Wrong to Keep Cash in Boxes: Hurriyet

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Erdogan Says Halkbank CEO Wrong to Keep Cash in Boxes: Hurriyet 2014-01-06 07:40:51.229 GMT

By Isobel Finkel Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Erdogan told journalists at 4 hr meeting two days ago that Halkbank CEO Suleyman Aslan was wrong to keep cash in his house in that manner, Hurriyet reports. * Hurriyet quotes Milliyet journalist Fikret Bila, who attended meeting for invited members of press, saying that PM referred to corruption probe under which Aslan is arrested as ‘the coup of Dec. 17’ but acknowledged it was wrong for CEO of largest listed state bank to store cash in that way * NOTE: Halkbank Says Role in Iran Gold Trade Legal After CEO Arrested NSN MY96HK6TTDSQ <GO> * NOTE: Halkbank CEO Says $4.5m in Shoeboxes for School Donation: Report NSN MY5MSH6TTDS0 <GO>

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