Court of Accounts

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The Court of Accounts is Turkey’s supreme audit institution responsible for overseeing and auditing the use of public funds and the financial activities of public institutions.

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Court of Accounts canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
public audit institution
supreme audit institution
accountableTo Grand National Assembly of Turkey
surface form: Turkish Parliament
activity conducting performance audits of public programs
conducting regularity audits
issuing opinions on draft final accounts
preparing annual audit reports
audits central government institutions of Turkey
local administrations in Turkey
public agencies using state funds in Turkey
public funds and assets
public universities in Turkey
social security institutions in Turkey
state economic enterprises in Turkey
country Turkey
governanceStructure auditors
chambers
president
reporting units
headTitle President of the Court of Accounts
independence functionally independent from the executive
jurisdiction Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
legalBasis Constitution of Turkey (1982)
surface form: Constitution of Turkey

Law on the Court of Accounts of Turkey
memberOf European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
objective improving efficiency in the use of public resources
preventing misuse of public funds
strengthening public sector accountability
officialLanguage Turkish
officialName Sayıştay
primaryFunction audit of public institutions
external audit of public funds
oversight of public expenditures
reporting on the use of public resources
reportsTo Grand National Assembly of Turkey
role contributing to accountability of public administration
contributing to transparency in public finance
ensuring legality of public expenditures
ensuring regularity of public financial management
providing audit opinions on public accounts
submitting audit reports to parliament
supporting parliamentary budget oversight
sector public administration
public finance
typeOfAudit compliance audit
financial audit
performance audit

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