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. Verifex screens OFAC, UN, EU, UK and other international sources, with multi-script matching engineered for Turkish name transliterations. Free trial: 5 screens, no card.
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.
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; Verifex does not include it today.
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. Verifex does not include it today, so screen it directly alongside Verifex.
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.
Configured global sources
Including OFAC SDN, UN Security Council, the EU Consolidated List, the UK Sanctions List (UKSL), and other configured sanctions, PEP, and watchlist feeds. MASAK designations are not included: there is no official machine-readable route.
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
97.33% exact-name recall (95% CI 94.83–98.64%), as measured August 12, 2026 on Production Engine vNext. Self-administered, not an independent audit. The deployed engine has changed since that measurement and a new one is pending.
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 international sources, 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
curl -X POST https://api.verifex.tech/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.
{
"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.
These three figures were measured August 12, 2026; the deployed engine has changed since; the latest served measurement (October 13, 2026) is on the benchmark page, with every gate. 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 international sanctions lists is a practical requirement for maintaining correspondent banking relationships and export access.
Does Verifex include MASAK data?
Not at the moment. MASAK (Mali Suçları Araştırma Kurulu, Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board) does not publish its terrorism-financing designations in a machine-readable form that Verifex can retrieve from the official source, so the list is not included. Verifex screens OFAC, UN, EU, UK and other international lists. Every response lists exactly which sources were checked. If you are a Turkish obliged entity, screen MASAK designations directly as well.
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. Every new account gets a free trial of 5 screens on the Starter source set, with no credit card. Paid plans start at €49/month. Source scope, batch access, monitoring notifications, and evidence capabilities depend on the current plan and configuration. Starter, Growth and Pro are free for 7 days. The first payment is taken on day 8 — the monthly price, or the full year on annual billing. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
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