Turkey seizes Libya Foreign Bank Arab-Turk bank stake

Turkey's state Savings and Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has seized Libyan Foreign Bank's shares in Turkey's Arab-Turk bank, Turkey's banking regulator said in a statement on Monday.



Libyan Foreign Bank holds 62.37 percent of Turkish Islamic lender Arab Turk bank.

The move is part of U.N. sanctions against the government of Muammar Gaddafi.