Turkey's Halkbank says U.S. charges represent 'unprecedented overreach'

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Halkbank said on Wednesday that U.S. charges against it are part of sanctions Washington slapped on Ankara over its military incursion in Syria and represent an "unprecedented legal overreach."U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged the state-owned lender with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. In response, Halkbank's shares plunged as much as 7% on Wednesday despite a ban on short selling. The indictment came a day after..