The six banks covered by the order are France based BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole; Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank of Germany and Standard Chartered.

The state banking regulator, which has also asked Jordanian bank to furnish the details of transactions, is investigating the case over the illegal business dealings with Uzans, once one of the richest families in Turkey, Reuters reported.

The latest step has also been seen as an effort by the New York banking Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky to thwart the unlawful business dealings by overseas lenders in New York.

The regulator has requested the banks to submit the copies of any documents pertaining to the transactions with Amman-based Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank.

In 2012, Lawsky inked a $340m settlement with London-based Standard Chartered over transactions with Iran.

The news agency was quoted by a spokeswoman for Standard Chartered as saying that the lender is extending its full co-operation with the regulators, while representatives of the other European banks either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment.