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AK Makina is a Turkish mechanical company that trades in machinery from such manufacturers as Hyundai-Kia, Hyundai Heavy Industries, LG, and others;
A leaked US diplomatic cable shows that Ak Makina has been attempting to export machinery to an Iranian company, Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, that has been developing a liquid missile propellant for the Iranian nuclear program. Despite American requests to the Turkish government to stop the transaction, it appears that Ak Makina has not cut their ties with Iran (Aftenposten, Turkish Firm Ak Makina Continued Assistance to Missile-Related Entities in Iran, 6/26/2009);
In 2018 and 2019 Tennessee used the New York list of “Entities determined to be non-responsive bidders/offerers pursuant to the New York State Iran Divestment Act of 2012.” AK Makina was included on this list in 2018 and 2019. Tennessee states “Inclusion on this list would make a person ineligible to contract with the state of Tennessee, if a person ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, it may be removed from the list.”
Industry:
Engineering Industry
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Country:
Turkey
Address:
İstanbul, Marmara, İç Anadolu Akdeniz, Ege Bölgeleri
Phone:
+90 212 612 87 00
Website:
www.akmakina.com.tr
E-mail:
akmakina@akmakina.com.tr
Reason for the color:
» In 2019 Tennessee used the New York list of “Entities determined to be non-responsive bidders/offerers pursuant to the New York State Iran Divestment Act of 2012.” AK Makina was included on this list in 2018 and 2019. Tennessee states “Inclusion on this list would make a person ineligible to contract with the state of Tennessee, if a person ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, it may be removed from the list.”;
» In 2018 Tennessee used the New York list of “Entities determined to be non-responsive bidders/offerers pursuant to the New York State Iran Divestment Act of 2012.” AK Makina was included on this list in 2018 and 2019. Tennessee states “Inclusion on this list would make a person ineligible to contract with the state of Tennessee, if a person ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, it may be removed from the list.”;
» In 2019, the U.S. states of Mississippi listed AK Makina on their state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering Ak Makina ineligible for investment and/or state contracting;
» In 2019, the U.S. states of Pennsylvania listed AK Makina on their state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering Ak Makina ineligible for investment and/or state contracting;
» In 2019, the U.S. states of New York listed AK Makina on their state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering Ak Makina ineligible for investment and/or state contracting;