NEWSLETTER-2019-metin

390 NEWSLETTER 2019 that had been lifted. Currently, US economic sanctions are once again in force, and are even stricter than ever before. Furthermore, the ever-increasing risk of facing secondary sanc- tions concern even the most remote non-US persons and corporations, as their business practices may invoke imposition of such sanctions upon them. Since companies and individuals in breach of the sanctions may be subject to major penalties, compliance with the US economic sanctions regime is currently an important aspect of legal compliance for companies.