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Report: Flynn Lobbied For Turkish Businessman With Business Ties To Russia


The Turkish businessman who paid Michael Flynn’s consulting firm almost $600,000 while he was serving as a top adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign has extensive business ties to Russia, Politico reported Tuesday.
Ekim Alptekin, who runs Dutch firm Inovo BV, has since 2015 worked closely with Ukraine-born businessman Dmitri “David” Zaikan to coordinate Turkish lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., according to the report. Both Alptekin and Zaikan have negotiated business deals with Vladimir Putin’s government, according to court records obtained by the news site.
As Politico reported:
The man, Ekim Alptekin, has in recent years helped to coordinate Turkish lobbying in Washington with …read more

Source: TPM

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