Türkiye is being urged to overhaul its anti-bribery laws following criticism from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over its failure to effectively investigate and prosecute cases of foreign bribery. Whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) analyzed the OECD’s latest Anti-Bribery Convention Phase 4 Report, which highlights Türkiye’s shortcomings in enforcement and condemns the Turkish government for interfering in foreign bribery investigations.
In a recent article, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC)—a leading whistleblower advocacy law firm in Washington, D.C. —raised concerns about Türkiye’s performance in the OECD’s Phase 4 Anti-Bribery Convention Report. The findings were blunt: Türkiye has not secured a single successful foreign bribery prosecution and has demonstrated political interference in enforcement, limited press freedom, and nonexistent whistleblower protections.
“Türkiye’s anti-corruption efforts deserve the ‘F’ grade given by the OECD,” said Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner at KKC. “Türkiye’s lack of whistleblower protections and failure to prosecute corruption cases stand out for its complete failure to adhere to international standards.”
According to the OECD and KKC’s analysis, Türkiye’s anti-corruption system is plagued by serious flaws:
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