Discussing effective approaches for setting-up effective Asset Recovery Offices and asset sharing mechanisms

02-03 July 2024 Ankara, Türkiye

The Council of Europe organised a workshop on “Comparative Practices on Setting up and Functions of Asset Recovery Office and Asset Sharing in the European Union Member States” on 2-3 July 2024 in Ankara, Türkiye. The event brought together representatives of Türkiye’s Financial Crimes...

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Turkish Authorities Discuss Comparative Practices for Conducting On-site Supervision of Financial Institutions

30 - 31 May 2024 Ankara, Türkiye

Joint European Union and Council of Europe “Action against money laundering in Türkiye” has been working on strengthening capacities of authorities of Türkiye in the area of prevention of money laundering (ML). Within that framework and in co-operation with the Financial Crimes Investigation...

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Authorities in Türkiye enhance understanding of comparative practices for mitigating money laundering risks from virtual assets and virtual assets service providers

14-15 February 2024 Ankara, Türkiye

Joint European Union and Council of Europe “Action against money laundering in Türkiye” has been working on strengthening capacities of authorities of Türkiye in the area of prevention of money laundering (ML). In that framework and in co-operation with the Financial Crimes Investigation Board...

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Training on new money laundering trends and patterns, and development and use of financial intelligence

07 - 08 December 2023 Ankara, Türkiye

The FATF standards require that financial intelligence and other relevant information be used appropriately by competent authorities for investigating money laundering, and that money laundering activity being investigated and prosecuted be consistent with the country’s threats and risk profile...

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New Actions against Economic Crime Launched in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

January 2023 Strasbourg, France

In January 2023, the Council of Europe began the implementation of the third phase of the European Union and Council of Europe Joint Programme ‘Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Türkiye’. The Horizontal Facility is a co-operation modality developed by the Council of Europe and the...

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