Compliance & Investigations

Compliance & Investigations

Compliance work at MARIF covers prevention, internal investigations and regulatory response. We help businesses establish and implement compliance standards in Turkey and advise when suspected misconduct, whistleblowing reports or regulatory issues require investigation or remedial action.

For multinational organisations, group policies and investigation procedures often need to be adapted to Turkish employment, data protection, criminal and regulatory requirements. We work with local and regional management, compliance teams and international counsel on both domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters.

We also advise on licensing and sector-specific regulation and represent clients when compliance issues develop into regulatory, administrative or white-collar proceedings.

How we help

• Anti-bribery, anti-corruption, ethics and other compliance policies and programmes, including localisation of global frameworks and employee training
• Compliance risk assessments and third-party compliance controls
• Turkish-law and contractual implications of international sanctions, export controls and other trade restrictions
• Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance, including MASAK-related requirements
• Whistleblowing frameworks and the handling of internal reports in accordance with Turkish employment and data protection requirements
• Internal investigations involving suspected bribery, fraud, conflicts of interest, employee misconduct and breaches of company policies
• Cross-border investigations involving Turkey and coordination with international counsel and global investigation teams
• Employment, data protection, evidence and procedural issues arising during internal investigations
• Disciplinary, remedial and other follow-up measures arising from investigation findings
• Sector-specific regulatory requirements, licences, permits and ongoing compliance
• Regulatory inspections, information requests, investigations, administrative sanctions and proceedings before Turkish authorities
• White-collar criminal investigations and proceedings