Sanctions screening built for Turkey's compliance reality.

Türkiye left the FATF grey list in June 2024, but international banks still apply enhanced due diligence to the region. MASAK maintains its own designations. Verifex screens against MASAK, OFAC, UN, and other international sources — with multi-script matching engineered for Turkish name transliterations. Free tier: 50 screens/month.

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Decision contract

A zero-match result is not enough on its own.

The API returns the conditions a caller must check before treating a screening result as clear. A retrieved candidate is not a confirmed identity, and an unavailable, partial, or capped result is not complete coverage.

screening_mode: An `exact_only` result may never be read as a clearance. The mode deliberately skips fuzzy, phonetic, transliteration and typo recovery, so “no exact candidate” is not evidence the party is unlisted.
clearance_eligible: When false, no combination of other fields makes the result clean. Treat it as unresolved regardless of `risk_level`.
coverage_status: Partial or unavailable coverage cannot clear. Absence of a hit in the sources that answered says nothing about the ones that did not.
candidate_set_complete: A truncated set cannot clear. No-hit inside a capped set is not no-hit — it is no-hit in the part that was examined.

Türkiye's AML/CFT history still shapes bank due diligence

Türkiye was on the FATF grey list from October 2021 until the FATF removed it on 28 June 2024 (source: FATF). The period of heightened scrutiny from correspondent banks, payment processors, and trade finance providers left lasting due-diligence expectations. Demonstrable sanctions screening with structured evidence is no longer optional for Turkish fintechs, manufacturers, and logistics companies doing cross-border business.

Why Turkey-specific screening matters.

Turkey's unique position — bridging EU, Russia, China, the Middle East, and Central Asia — creates complex counterparty exposure. Local regulatory requirements add another layer.

FATF grey-list history (2021–2024)

Türkiye left the FATF grey list in June 2024, but Turkish businesses still face enhanced due diligence from international partners. Screening evidence helps demonstrate compliance during onboarding and audits.

Complex trade geography

Key partners include the EU, Russia, China, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Each corridor carries distinct sanctions exposure and routing risk.

Turkish name transliterations

Names like Mehmet, Muhammed, and Mohamed may refer to the same person across different data sources. Fuzzy matching with per-field reasoning is essential.

MASAK designations

Turkey's own Financial Crimes Investigation Board maintains a terrorism financing designation list. Local compliance requires screening against it.

Key industries at risk

Manufacturing, textiles, logistics, fintech, and construction are heavily exposed to cross-border trade and correspondent banking relationships.

De-risking pressure

International banks have reduced correspondent relationships with Turkish institutions. Structured screening evidence helps retain banking access.

The regulatory landscape for Turkish businesses.

MASAK TF Designations

Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board maintains a list of designated persons and entities for terrorism financing. Turkish obliged entities must screen against this list.

FATF Grey List (2021–2024)

Türkiye was on the FATF grey list from October 2021 until it was removed on 28 June 2024 (source: FATF). Enhanced due-diligence expectations from correspondent banks did not disappear overnight, so robust screening remains important for Turkish businesses transacting internationally.

Turkish Sanctions Framework

Turkey maintains its own sanctions restrictions on transactions with certain entities, separate from OFAC and EU lists. Local compliance requires screening against Turkish designations in addition to international lists.

Correspondent Banking Scrutiny

International banks increasingly apply enhanced due diligence to Turkish correspondent relationships. Demonstrable sanctions screening with audit evidence helps maintain banking access.

How Verifex supports Turkey-facing compliance teams.

One REST API. Configured source scope. Multi-script matching. Structured decision and evidence state.

Configured global sources

Including MASAK TF designations, OFAC SDN, UN Security Council, the UK Sanctions List (UKSL), and other configured sanctions, PEP, and watchlist feeds.

Multi-script transliteration

Designed for Turkish names that appear in multiple Latin spellings. Fuzzy, phonetic, and contextual scoring catch variants like Mehmet / Muhammed / Mohamed.

Internal benchmark

0 severe false positives across 5,000 adversarial negatives (95% CI ≤ 0.077%), 97.33% exact-name recall (95% CI 94.83–98.64%). Self-administered benchmark on the deployed engine, August 12, 2026.

Evidence Capsule

The response reports whether evidence is available, pending, or unavailable. Retrieve a capsule only after availability is confirmed. Screening and canonical decision records use the current ten-year default retention policy. This describes the service implementation, not a universal legal requirement or a substitute for a customer's retention policy.

REST API and batch support

Use the screening API for individual requests or batches of up to 100 entities, subject to plan and feature availability.

Continuous monitoring

Add entities to monitoring and configure available notifications for changed screening results.

Single POST request. Turkish names handled automatically.

Send a name, country, and entity type. Verifex normalizes transliterations, screens against configured sources including MASAK, and returns structured confidence scores with per-field reasoning.

No training data required — works out of the box
Transliteration normalization for Turkish Latin variants
Structured confidence scores with threshold reasoning
Evidence Capsule with list version and audit ID
Official SDKs: Node.js, Python, Go, Rust

bash

curl -X POST https://api.verifex.dev/v1/screen \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vfx_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Mehmet Yılmaz",
    "type": "person",
    "country": "TR"
  }'

Illustrative response fragment, not a verbatim API payload.

json

{
  "query": {
    "name": "Mehmet Yılmaz",
    "type": "person",
    "country": "TR"
  },
  "screened_at": "2026-05-19T09:14:00.000Z",
  "screening_mode": "standard",
  "coverage_status": "partial",
  "candidate_set_complete": true,
  "clearance_eligible": false,
  "recommended_action": "review_if_policy_requires",
  "evidence_persistence": "pending",
  "evidence_capsule_id": "9f2a4c7e1b3d5a8c"
}

Measured, not marketed.

We publish a transparent benchmark covering true positives, false positives, transliterations, aliases, and edge cases. You can inspect the methodology and reproduce the test.

0 / 5,000

Severe false positives

95% CI ≤ 0.077%

97.33%

Exact-name recall

95% CI 94.83–98.64%

300 / 300

Sanctions positives actionable

real listed parties

0 / 150

PEP-only as sanctions-grade

never escalated

Measured August 12, 2026 on the deployed engine: 0 severe false positives across 5,000 adversarial negatives, 97.33% exact-name recall. Self-administered, not an independent audit. Results will vary on different datasets.

Frequently asked questions.

Why do Turkish companies need a sanctions screening API?

Türkiye was on the FATF grey list from October 2021 until the FATF removed it on 28 June 2024 after key AML/CFT reforms; it is no longer under increased monitoring (source: FATF, June 2024). Turkish businesses still face heightened due-diligence expectations from international banks, payment processors, and trade partners. Screening customers and counterparties against sanctions lists — including Turkey's own MASAK designations — is a practical requirement for maintaining correspondent banking relationships and export access.

Does Verifex include MASAK data?

Yes. Verifex screens against the MASAK TF designation list as one of its configured sources. MASAK (Mali Suçları Araştırma Kurulu) is Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board. Its designation list is included alongside OFAC, UN, UK, and other international sanctions feeds.

How does Verifex handle Turkish name transliterations?

Turkish names frequently appear in multiple Latin spellings across sanctions lists and customer data — for example, Mehmet, Muhammed, and Mohamed. Verifex uses a multi-stage matching across fuzzy, phonetic and contextual identity evidence designed to catch legitimate transliteration variants without inflating false positives. Every match returns per-field contribution scores so reviewers can inspect the reasoning.

Can I use Verifex for export compliance in Turkey?

Verifex screens exporter, importer, and logistics counterparty names against global sanctions lists. This supports export compliance workflows. Verifex does not determine whether a specific export is legally permitted — that remains your responsibility and may require legal or customs review.

What is the pricing for Turkish companies?

Verifex pricing is the same globally. The free tier includes 50 screens per month. Paid plans start at $49/month. Source scope, batch access, monitoring notifications, and evidence capabilities depend on the current plan and configuration.

Start screening Turkish counterparties today.

50 free screens per month. No credit card. No sales calls. MASAK, OFAC, UN, and other international sources included from the first request.

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