When private lawsuits precipitate corruption investigations
A Turkish telecom company, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri (Turkcell), is claiming that the South African company MTN Group Ltd paid bribes in 2004 and 2005 to Iranian and South African officials in order...
View ArticleThe Organs of Corruption
Last month, former Vice President Richard Cheney joined the ranks of very famous (and of course many not at all famous) recipients of transplanted hearts. Other celebrity heart recipients include film...
View ArticleTurkcell: on Both Sides of the Corruption Fence
In an earlier blog (here,), TRACE described allegations by the Turkish telecom company Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri against the South African telecom giant MTN. The lawsuit in that case is pending....
View ArticleTwitter and Corruption: I Tweet, You Tweet, We Can All Tweet About Corruption
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, global media have often commented on the prominent role played by social media in fostering, monitoring and publicizing public disaffection. In fact, the...
View ArticleAn Overview of Turkey’s Corruption Problems – Part I
Today’s post is by TRACE intern Asli Aksoylu, a Turkish attorney who recently received an LLM degree from Northwestern University School of Law. A. Corruption of Turkish Officials by Foreign Companies...
View ArticleAn Overview of Turkey’s Corruption Problems – Part II
Today’s post, the second in a tri-partite series about Turkey, was contributed by TRACE intern Asli Aksoylu, a Turkish attorney who recently received her LLM from Northwestern University School of Law....
View ArticlePOLL January, 2014: What was this month’s biggest anti-bribery story?
We’re back! After a short hiatus in December, the monthly TRACE poll is back. And so far 2014 has started out with a bang. Vote for which story you think deserves the top spot: Brazil’s New...
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