OFAC removes eight Turkey-linked parties from Russia sanctions list

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2026 — The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed eight parties from its Russia-related Specially Designated Nationals list on Monday, in a sanctions action covering six companies and two individuals. The deletions were published as a Russia-related designations removal notice dated June 29.

The entities removed were Megasan Elektronik Ticaret ve Sanayi Anonim Sirketi, SSGCTM CNC Takim Tezgahlari Makine Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, Minyon Kesici Takimlar Makine Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, Hidropark Hidrolik Pnomatik San ve Tic Ltd Sti, and AYTT CNC under two name variants. The two individuals removed were Recep Cetin Aydin and Gurhan Aydin, both listed in Konya, Turkey. OFAC said there were no unrelated administrative list changes.

The move unwinds part of a broader Oct. 30, 2024 sanctions package in which Treasury said it was targeting third-country sanctions evaders and Russian producers supporting Moscow’s military-industrial base. In that action, Treasury said AYTT CNC had knowingly exported tool products and CNC machine tools and components to Russia, including to Tool Company Gut and another U.S.-designated entity, while SSGCTM CNC and Minyon Kesici had exported items including lathes to Russian manufacturing-sector entities.

The 2024 action was imposed under Executive Order 14024, the main U.S. authority for Russia harmful foreign activities sanctions. Treasury’s Russia sanctions guidance says the order underpins sanctions aimed at disrupting support for Russia’s war economy and military-industrial base.

OFAC’s removal notice did not give a reason for the delistings. In sanctions practice, removals can follow a successful delisting petition, changed conduct, or a government reassessment, but Treasury did not provide further detail on Monday.