Mir cards work in Turkey in a regular mode, but sometimes there are cases of failures in operations. This was told to Izvestia in the press service of the Russian National Payment System (NSPK) on Thursday, September 15.
“The Mir payment system notes individual cases of refusals to conduct transactions with cards of Russian banks under sanctions and monitors the situation,” the press service noted.
Earlier in the day, the Financial Times, citing sources, reported that the United States and the European Union want to put pressure on Turkish banks that have connected to the Russian Mir payment system. According to the newspaper, Brussels plans to send a delegation to Turkey to directly express concerns about Ankara’s assistance to the Russian Federation in circumventing sanctions.
The day before, the TourDom.ru portal, citing a message from the management of Crystal Hotels and Nirvana Hotels, reported that Mir cards were no longer accepted due to the introduction of a corresponding rule by the Central Bank of Turkey. On the same day, the Alliance of Travel Agencies (ATA) of Russia was confirmed in a large Turkish hotel chain that since September 15, the country was advised not to accept Mir cards.
Later, ATOR noted that only clients of banks that fell under sanctions have problems with servicing such cards in Turkey. They emphasized that this is not related to state acts, but occurs solely in connection with the policy or technical capabilities of a particular bank that owns the terminal.
On September 6, Director of the Russian-Turkish Business Council (RTBC) Alexei Yegarmin told Izvestia that following the results of the summer season, Mir cards are accepted in almost all tourist areas of Turkey. He added that the issue is being resolved so that by the end of the year they can be used in all hotels.
In early August, Turkish President Tayyip Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that serious progress was being observed in the use of Mir cards in the country. According to him, five Turkish banks continue to work on this. He added that Ankara and Moscow have signed a roadmap for economic cooperation and want to increase the trade turnover to $100 billion.
At the same time, The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington promised to impose sanctions against Turkish companies that continue to cooperate with Russia.
In June, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin promised that the country would not impose anti-Russian sanctions. According to him, Ankara pursues primarily economic benefits, so restrictions are not included in its plans.
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