Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ismail DEMIR
Position
SSB Chairman
DoB
1960-04-01
Reg. ID
37435275130, Turkish Identification Number
Official reason
As a part of this action, the United States is imposing full blocking sanctions and visa restrictions on Ismail Demir, the president of SSB; Faruk Yigit, SSB’s vice president; Serhat Gencoglu, SSB’s Head of the Department of Air Defense and Space; and Mustafa Alper Deniz, Program Manager for SSB’s Regional Air Defense Systems Directorate.
Other Information
Date of listing
2020-12-14
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) - Title II
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
Trade sanctions are not determined, the following sectors should be considered for sanctions risk exposure: crude oil projects, financial institutions, transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, export pipelines, privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and arms transfers to Syria.
Official Information
CAATSA. CAATSA established new sanctions authorities and exceptions, in addition to amending, modifying, or otherwise affecting: The Ukraine-/Russia-related Executive Orders, E.O. 13694 of April 1, 2015, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (80 FR 18077, April 2, 2015), and E.O. 13757...
Additional Details
NS-MBS / SDN
Program URL
• https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3364 • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/8671/download?inline