Yenicağ: cessation of use of MIR cards by Turkish banks will hit trade with Russia

“This will be a big blow to trade and tourism with Russia.

This is also a big blow to money transfers with Russia, ”RIA Novosti quotes the text of the material.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that in Turkey, three state-owned banks decided to stop using the Russian MIR payment system.

The Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Turkey has not officially confirmed the situation.

The Financial Times, citing sources, wrote that the US and the EU plan to increase pressure on Turkish banks to join the MIR payment system.

Turkish bank İş Bankası has already suspended the use of the Russian payment system due to the threat of sanctions.