The Practitioner's Guide To Global Investigations 2020

General context, key principles and hot topics

1. Identify the highest-profile corporate investigation under way in your country, describing and commenting on its most noteworthy

Since the attempted coup on 15 July 2016, criminal investigations relating to the Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO) have been initiated. These investigations have also extended to corporations; those being funded by FETO or financing any associated corpo- ration or institution, or having any kind of connection with FETO, have also been under the spotlight of the law enforcement authorities. The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) is the organisation that has been involved to the greatest extent and has had an important role in these investigations as, in most cases, they concern financing terrorism. This involvement has resulted in new legal regulations that have extended the scope of MASAK's authority and reorganised its structure. However, it is not possible to give