TURKEY MONEY LAUNDERING RULES ARE WEAK, BUT WEST’S GEOPOLITICAL NEEDS MUTES CRITICISM
February 1st, 2016
Turkey maybe on the front lines of the so-called ‘war on terror’, but its new customs code asks no questions about incoming cash, while its definition of terrorism has been criticised for being contrasting with international standards. Furthermore, its judiciary's independence and the reliability of the rule of law in Turkey has been called into question.
Turkey's geographical positioning has always made it a cross-roads between east and west. As a result, it is a conduit for the heroin trade flowing to Europe from Afghanistan, a grey market exchange and ...
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