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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
All interviewees unanimously suggested that Turkey does not consider corruption a strategic issue on operations and that the Turkish military does not have a…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked ‘Not Applicable’ as Turkey has no military doctrine that considers corruption as a specific strategic issue for operations.
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Q52 0/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 0 / 100
In the Turkish military, there is a two-week preparatory course just before the operational deployment of military and civilian personnel and a two-week orientation…
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Q53 0/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 0 / 100
Interviewees 1, 2, 3 and 4 all unanimously suggested that corruption issues are not taken into account at all in forward planning [1,2,3,4]. The…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
Please note that the Turkish military currently has a military presence in more than 20 countries across the globe, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Qatar, Kosova,…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 0/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
Turkey has no tradition of deploying trained personnel for corruption monitoring or informally monitoring corruption with non-expert personnel. No information on this subject could…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
As explained by Interviewee 6, there are some executive orders that include sections about codes of conduct, anti-corruption, proper behaviour when dealing with local…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked ‘Not Applicable’ as Turkey does not deploy expert personnel for corruption monitoring.
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Contracting

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Q55 25/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 50 / 100
Interviewee 4, who served in Kabul/Afgahnistan in 2010 as the head of the finance department of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission there,…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
Interviewee 4 suggested that, during his 8-month deployment in Afghanistan, he did not participate in any training about corruption or anti-bribery measures [1]. The…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The Turkish Contracting Law (4734) only authorises the Ministry of Defence to ‘privatise’ transportation/shuttle…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. As explained in 56A, in both legal and legislative terms, the Turkish military has…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no evidence that Turkey has employed PMCs in recent years, in line…
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