Deep knowledge in financial and non-financial investigations, as well as compliance due diligence and fraud risk management engagements, acting auditor in compliance risks, including CAMS, Privacy, Fraud, Conflict of Interest, Treating Customers Fairly and Market Misconduct. Bekir managed investigations of asset misappropriation, bribery and corruption and misreporting from various sectors, including insurance, cosmetics, retail and consumer, aviation, banking and finance. Additionally, he managed compliance, anti-bribery and corruption due diligence teams in mergers and acquisitions of textile, production, media and retail and consumer companies. Bekir works as the consultant to major conglamorates for them to establish their fraud risk management strategy and delivers regular trainings to clients on fraud risks. Additionally, he leads teams of fraud risk management and fraud risk assessment projects. Bekir initiated PwC TR Fraud Forum and also holds the Forum’s Directorship, which aims to increase fraud risk awareness within Turkish companies. Before his PwC career, he worked in Internal Audit Department and Fraud Investigation Team of a major multinational commercial bank in Turkey for 5 years. Furthermore, he worked in Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services department as Senior Consultant.

• Bekir led investigation and interview teams responsible for conducting investigation missions of major embezzlement and credit fraud schemes at a major multinational commercial bank. He also participated in major investigation missions for employee misconducts in various sectors. In these engagements, he; interviewed suspects and witnesses; performed office searches; drafted reports prepared for the senior management, as well as for the usage of courts. [Investigation-Banking and Finance]
• During the establishment of Fraud Investigation Team at a major bank, Bekir worked on the preparation of the policies and procedures, training to the new staff of the department, providing reports and presentations for the senior management. [Other – Business Development]
• He has performed and supervised FCPA due diligence engagements, participating interviews with the target management, performing reviews of data room information, reviewing the financial statements, performing transaction test and preparing due diligence reports for our clients. [ABC DD-General]
• Bekir delivers Fraud Awareness Training to clients who work in Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance functions of companies from various sectors. He has also delivered training on how to perform an investigation to the Internal Audit team members of a bank. [Training-General]
• Bekir initiated PwC TR Fraud Forum, which is comprised of a website, periodical newsletters sent to the subscribers and a series of event annually to increase the awareness of fraud and compliance related risks in Turkish companies from various sectors. [Fraud Forum]

• Following the receipt of a whistleblowing letter regarding the allegations at the Turkish subsidiary of a German-based industrial products client, Bekir took part in the interviewing, financial analysis and data gathering phases of the investigation. At the end of these phases, most of the allegations were substanced. Bekir found out that there were additional misconduct by the Accounting Manager during the interviews. [Investigations]
• Bekir managed the corporate intelligence engagements for an international automotive company, who seek regular research for its distributors, vendors and clients. During the engagements, Bekir’s team performed search via the public databases, chamber of commerce data reviews and market research, if needed. [CI]
• Bekir delivered fraud risk training to the internal audit team of one of the biggest conglamorates of Turkey. Bekir prepared the training materials and he covered fraud as a general concept, fraud risks relevant to this conglamorate, investigation process, legal points in fraud investigations and interview techniques. [Training]
• During a project to support the acquisition of a high-profile TV of Turkey, Bekir led a team to undertake anti-bribery/corruption due diligence, focused on the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).  The work involved the identification of key risk areas relating to the target’s operational activities, an assessment of its internal anti-bribery programs and controls, corporate intelligence background research and transactional testing. Additionally, he performed high profile interviews with the Senior Management team of the target. [Media-ABC DD]
• During a project to support the acquisition of a high-profile chemicals producer of Turkey, Bekir led a team to undertake anti-bribery/corruption due diligence, focused on the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and United Kingdom Bribery Act. The work involved the identification of key risk areas relating to the target’s operational activities, an assessment of its internal anti-bribery programs and controls, corporate intelligence background research and transactional testing. Additionally, he performed high profile interviews with the Senior Management team of the target. [Chemicals/Production-ABC DD]
• Bekir led the investigation team within the Turkish subsidiary of a French natural gas distribution company, where he directed the team, performed information gathering and admission seeking interviews with the target’s staff members, performed financial analysis and document reviews to reveal indicators and direct evidences related to the misconduct, which had the neuves of misreporting, bribery and asset misappropriation. At the end of the investigation, Bekir’s team prepared an investigation report, which was also submitted to the court by our client. Additionally, the recommendations were provided to the client for the early detection and prevention of future fraud instances. [Energy - Investigations]
• Bekir led the investigation team within the Turkish subsidiary of a Global luxury textile brand regarding € 1.3m embezzlement, where he directed the team, performed information gathering and admission seeking interviews with the target’s staff members, performed financial analysis and document reviews to reveal indicators and direct evidences and populate the total los amount. At the end of the investigation, Bekir’s team prepared an investigation report, which was also submitted to the court by our client. Additionally, the recommendations were provided to the client for the early detection and prevention of future fraud instances. [Retail and Consumer, Textile, Luxury Goods - Investigations]
• To support a wider investigation performed internally by the client, Bekir performed e-discovery and e-mail search investigation, where the supsect sent the client’s trade secrets to third parties. At the end of the review, the report was submitted to the court. [Industrial production - FTS]

• Bekir managed the investigation team within the Turkish subsidiary of a Global consultancy and testing company after the receipt of a whistleblowing letter. During this investigation, he performed information gathering and admission seeking interviews with the target’s staff members including the General Manager, CFO and Sales Director, performed financial analysis and document reviews to reveal indicators and direct evidences and populate the total los amount. At the end of the investigation, Bekir’s team prepared an investigation report, which resulted in the dismissal of the alleged staff members. Additionally, the recommendations were provided to the client for the early detection and prevention of future fraud instances. [Consulting - Investigations]
• After the Internal Audit team of the Turkish subsidiary of a German Insurance company revealed that in one of their regional offices, they had € 300k asset misappropriation occured, Bekir performed a general fraud risk assessment for the company, where he performed workshops with the department management, reviewed policies and guidelines and interviewed nd trained the senior management and control functions regarding major fraud risks. [Insurance – Fraud Risk]
• Bekir prepared fraud risk strategy and a fraud audit methodology for a major conglamorate of Turkey, as well as he assisted the internal audit department for the establishment of a fraud audit team and condıct a pilot fraud audit within one of their companies. [Fraud Risk]
• Bekir took part in the investigation for the potential collusion and recovery options of a pre-detected asset misappropriation fraud scheme of an international cosmetics and well-being luxury brand. Bekir attended to suspect and information gathering interviews with lawyers, populated the total amount misused by the suspect and attended to senior-level meetings as subject matter expert. [Investigations]