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Turkish businessman Sitky Ayan has been involved in Iranian oil trade deals on behalf of Qods Force;
Ayan is using the companies he owns to trade oil and distillates with various countries, thus providing a legitimate front for illicit oil deals. The fact that the oil originated in Iran is not revealed to the client. Ayan sells the Iranian oil to China, Malaysia, Korea, Russia, and Western countries. Ayan’s oil sales constitute another part of Iran’s activity in the oil sales channel led by Qods Force operative Rostam Ghasemi, who was exposed on this site;
Ayan uses business infrastructure under his control, such as companies and accounts at Turkish banks, to complete the deals. By doing this, he camouflages and conceals complex Qods Force activity;
Sitki Ayan has used his extensive business network to both facilitate and conceal the sale and shipment of Iranian oil on behalf of the IRGC-QF and in partnership with senior IRGC-QF officials, including U.S.-designated IRGC-QF official Behnam Shahriyari and former IRGC-QF official Rostam Ghasemi. Ghasemi previously played a central role in facilitating shipments of oil and petroleum products for the financial benefit of the IRGC-QF. Ayan has established business contracts to sell Iranian oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars to buyers in the People’s Republic of China and elsewhere in East Asia, the United Arab Emirates, and Europe; helped arrange transportation of Iranian oil; and funneled the proceeds of oil sales back to the IRGC-QF.
Sitki Ayan is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the IRGC-QF.
Ayan heads the Turkish oil corporation ASB, which owns several companies
– Som Petrol Ticaret A.S
– Turang Transit Tasmacilik A.S
– Gent Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis A.S
– Aktau Petrol Ticaret A.S
– Baslam Nakliyat A.S.
OFAC is also designating the following companies that are affiliated with Ayan, ASB Group or the IRGC-QF:
– ASB Group of Companies Limited
– Baslam Nakliyat Ye Dis Ticaret Ltd Sti
– Baslam Petrol Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
– Anka Enerji Uretim Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
– Elvegard Shipping Ltd
– Bumerz Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
– Aktau Petrol Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Alan Enerji Uretim Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonin Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Anatolian Uluslararasi Enerji Yatirim Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– ASB Grup Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Aska Enerji Toptan Satis Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Asl Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Bahaddin Ayan.
– Bylan Uluslararasi Ticaret Ve Gayrimenkul Sanayi Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, ASB Group of Companies.
– Ctat Gida Ve Saglik Urunleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Gent Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Gent Petrol Ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Ms Uluslararasi Enerji Yatirim Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– OGC-Victoria Holding LTD is being pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Baslam Nakliyat.
– Perlite Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Rain Trade Gida Ic Ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the IRGC-QF.
– Samed Petrol Ve Enerji Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Somas Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Som Petrol Ticaret Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Som Overseas Petroleum Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, a subsidiary of Som Petrol Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
– Turang Transit Tasimacilik Anonim Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Sitki Ayan.
Person of interests:
Kasim Oztas, an ASB Group official and close associate of Ayan
Bahaddin Ayan, Sikti Ayan’s son and an ASB Group official
Murat Teke, an employee of Sitki Ayan
IRGC associate Mustafa Omer Kaptan
Linked To:
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE
Industry:
Oil Industry
Also Known As:
Sitky Ayan
AYAN, Sidki
Country:
Turkey
Address:
Istanbul, Turkey
DOB:
01 Jan 1963
POB:
Golova, Turkey
Nationality:
Turkey
Passport:
37982087194 (Turkey) expires 20 Apr 2025
U02536259 (Turkey) expires 28 Jun 2021
April 1, 2021:
» Sitky Ayan – A Turkish businessman who operates on behalf of Qods Force;