Bank denies money laundering claims, to sue dailies.
Turkey's largest lender İş Bankası plans to file a lawsuit against several pro-government dailies following their reports that the bank transferred money to various bank accounts abroad belonging to depositors affiliated with Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, the bank said on Thursday.
Pro-government dailies Star, Akşam and Güneş reported on Thursday that the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) helped transfer huge sums of money from İş Bankası accounts to bank accounts in Switzerland and Israel. The holders of these bank accounts later allegedly sent the money in smaller amounts to CHP bank accounts in Turkey.
Some other news websites, also known for their links to the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, shared the reports regarding the alleged siphoning of money from İş Bankası overseas.
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