Türkiye has taken another step toward strengthening its response to money laundering and major economic crimes, as financial oversight and law enforcement institutions enhanced their investigative and prosecutorial capacities during a two-day Council of Europe training in Ankara.

The event brought together thirty-four participants from the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), the Tax Inspection Board, the Board of Treasury Controllers, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Trade – General Directorate of Customs Enforcement, the Ministry of Interior, the Turkish National Police, the General Command of Gendarmerie, the Coast Guard Command, the Central Bank, the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency, the Capital Markets Board, and the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency.

The training focused on strengthening parallel financial investigations and addressed key topics such as evidence gathering in economic crime prosecutions, specific procedural requirements for investigating and prosecuting major offences, and the investigation of money laundering and corruption crimes.

Council of Europe experts and participants shared comparative insights and best practices from other jurisdictions. They also facilitated discussions on money laundering, corruption offences and asset confiscation using case examples. These discussions were all aimed at improving interagency co-ordination and effectiveness in tackling complex financial crimes.

This activity was organised within the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye " and its “Action against money laundering in Türkiye”.