Transparency International released its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI") 27 January 2015 in Berlin. Established in 1995, the CPI has become one of the most widely recognized indicators of corruption worldwide.

Transparency International's annual report 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI 2022"), aiming to measure the perceived level of public sector corruption based on various sources...

Turkey's Prime Ministry has announced an action plan ("Action Plan") for transparency and anti-corruption during the 2016 to 2019 period.

Transparency International's ("TI") 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI") casts a revealing light on global and regional corruption trends.

The FCPA criminalizes the bribery of foreign officials anywhere in the world for the purposes of preventing corruptly influencing of an official governmental decision in order to obtain a business benefit.

The Capital Markets Board of Turkey has introduced its Amendment on the Communiqué on Market Abuse Serial No. VI-104.1.a, which was published on 18 February 2017 in the Official Gazette...

The Law No. 7226 on Amendment of Certain Laws ("Amendment Law") has been published in the second Official Gazette of March 26, 2020...

According to Europol, wealth held in secret companies amounts at least to €7.5 trillion, approximately more than %10 of world's GDP.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Board General Communiqué (Sequence No: 21) ("Communiqué") entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 17 November 2022...

The Law numbered 7331 on the Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law and Certain Laws ("Amendment Law") was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31541 on 14 July 2021, and entered into effect on the same day.

The enforcement of trademark infringement crimes is not exofficio in Turkey. In other words, trademark owners have to file a criminal complaint to start criminal IP

In Turkey, following the criminal complaint route against counterfeits is very effective, yet several criminal courts are becoming rather hesitant to grant search & seizure warrants.

Pursuant to Article 4 titled "Suspicious Transaction Notification" of the Law No. 5549 on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime ("Law"), if there is any information, suspicion, or circumstance requiring suspicion...

Here is an update on the agreement among EU member states regarding negotiations for an EU directive on asset recovery and confiscation for EU crimes, specifically focusing on sanctions violations...

In the last week of January, Transparency International ("TI") published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI") for 2022. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world...

As part of this process, Ukraine also enacted a new amendment related to whistleblowers to enter into force on January 1, 2020.

At the moment, almost all countries face a global health crisis with the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Under Turkish law, vehicles can be confiscated if they are used during the commission of crimes stated under Anti-Smuggling Law Number 5607 ("Anti-Smuggling Law").

The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye ("TCMB") has made updates to the Workplace Registration System ("İşyeri Kayıt Sistemi" or "İKS") Rules

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