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This book provides a distinctive and critical analysis of the anti-money laundering (AML) measures that have been put in place in Turkey and the United Kingdom.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: International AML Regime Chapter 3: Turkey’s Legal Framework Regarding AML and Its Predicates Chapter 4: The UK’s Legal Framework Regarding AML and Its Predicates Chapter 5: The Institutional AML Composition of Turkey Chapter 6: The Institutional AML Composition of the UK Chapter 7: Thematic Comparison of Obliged Entities – Obligations and Performance Indicators Chapter 8: Efficacy of AML Structures on Predicate Crimes – Case Studies of Drug Trafficking and Tax Crimes Chapter 9: Conclusion
About the author
Engin Erken is a major in the General Command of Gendarmerie (Türkiye). Engin completed his PhD at the Research Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity at Coventry University. During his PhD studies, Engin participated as a research assistant in three EU-funded projects, namely VIRTEU (https://www.corporatecrime.co.uk/virteu), PROTAX (https://protax-project.eu), and TRACE (https://trace-illicit-money-flows.eu). Engin is currently a lecturer in crime prevention strategies at Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy (Türkiye). His research focuses on law enforcement practices in countering financial crimes with a specific interest in preventing money laundering and its underlying predicate offences.
Umut Turksen is Professor in Law at the Centre Financial and Corporate Integrity of Coventry University. Umut is a business-facing legal academic, and he is interested in the practical application of the law in innovation, societal security, and development. He has provided consultancy and training to prestigious international businesses and government projects. He led the EU funded project ‘PROTAX’, which focused on countering tax crimes in Europe, and he is currently coordinating another EU funded project, TRACE, (https://trace-illicit-money-flows.eu) which aims to create technology-based solutions (including AI) for tracking illicit money and virtual asset flows. In addition to his expertise in financial crime, societal security, risk and compliance, Umut has published extensively on energy law and security, international trade law and development, and arbitration. See, https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/umut-turksen for further details.
Summary
This book provides a distinctive and critical analysis of the anti-money laundering (AML) measures that have been put in place in Turkey and the United Kingdom.
