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DOSSIER 04 / 38 REPORTS

Public office & procurement

Subsidies, contracting decisions and allegations involving public officials.

LINE OF INQUIRY

What do the records show about the use of public authority?

R85
Senegal / Türkiye

Karpowership in Senegal’s off-budget accounts: CFA13 billion in two entries

Investigation ongoing31 October 2026Public office & procurement
R84
Ghana / Türkiye / United States / United Kingdom

$5,000 each on a Türkiye trip: Berko’s bribery verdict in Aksa’s Ghana deal

Investigation ongoing31 October 2026Public office & procurement
R83
Special Investigation · Uganda / Burundi / British Virgin Islands / Türkiye

SICPA’s Africa file 2: The two partners behind Veritas

Investigation ongoing30 October 2026Public office & procurement
E82
Editorial assessment · Türkiye

The law does not bow to big names

Completed29 October 2026Public office & procurement
R79
Türkiye / Switzerland

SICPA playing games with the transfer? The “1 December” calculation in the EUR 120.6 million dispute

Investigation ongoing28 October 2026Public office & procurement
R76
Türkiye / International

From embargo to world markets: the rise of Türkiye’s defence industry

Completed26 October 2026Public office & procurement
R75
Special Investigation · Türkiye / East Africa / British Virgin Islands

SICPA’s Africa file opens: Four countries, millions of dollars in bribes and presidential-level access

Investigation ongoing25 October 2026Public office & procurement
R72
Kenya

Kenya’s KSh104.8bn health-tech deal: audit red flags and the accountability test

Investigation ongoing6 October 2026Public office & procurement
R74
Somalia / United States

From Mogadishu to Minnesota: the alleged kickback network in a $250m food-aid fraud

Investigation ongoing21 August 2026Public office & procurement
R73
Uganda / Japan / United Kingdom

Uganda’s $14.7m debt-payment fraud case heads towards trial

Investigation ongoing12 October 2026Public office & procurement
REPORT
Special Investigation · Azerbaijan · Türkiye · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates

One Country, Two Families

Investigation ongoing24 October 2026Public office & procurement
R67
The SICPA dossier, Part 2: Payment-stop messages said to date from September 2019, consultancy invoices from 2015–2019, and an account of a conversation said to have taken place in 2020.

The adviser written off: Messages attributed to Amon describe a break with Cuneyd Zapsu

Investigation ongoing21 October 2026Public office & procurement
R66
Investigation · SICPA file · 19 October 2026

Why did SICPA hire Cuneyd Zapsu?

Investigation ongoing19 October 2026Public office & procurement
R64
United States / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Türkiye

Congo link in the White House donation feud

Investigation ongoing18 October 2026Public office & procurement
R62
Special Investigation · France / European Union / Singapore / Türkiye

28 Countries, 278 People, One Document: The Real Test of the Fund Investigation

Completed14 October 2026Public office & procurement
R59
Nigeria

SERAP sues Nigeria’s central bank over $6.23m payment and ₦1.63trn in loan balances

Investigation ongoing12 October 2026Public office & procurement
R56
international scope

Erdoğan’s “The world is bigger than five” call: Who will hold the powerful to account?

CompletedOctober 2026Public office & procurement
R55
Türkiye / Switzerland

SICPA case: Türkiye’s Court of Cassation puts a contractual penalty claim exceeding €100 million back in focus

Investigation ongoing8 October 2026Public office & procurement
R54
The Ledgers Africa · Ghana · South Africa

Accra’s railway that never arrived: the $2 million SkyTrain payment on trial

Completed5 October 2026Public office & procurement
R53
The Ledgers Africa · Mozambique · United Kingdom

Mozambique’s hidden debt: Privinvest loses its appeal, but recovery is another battle

Completed13 May 2026Public office & procurement
R52
The Ledgers Africa · Guinea · Switzerland

Simandou’s price: the Guinea mining rights behind Steinmetz’s bribery conviction

Completed4 April 2025Public office & procurement
R51
The Ledgers Africa · Angola · Switzerland

Trafigura’s Angola case: the payments behind the oil contracts

Completed9 December 2025Public office & procurement
R46
Nigeria

Nigeria’s Phantom Council: The State Says It Does Not Exist. Its Records Say Otherwise.

Investigation ongoing9 October 2026Public office & procurement
R45
Türkiye · Switzerland · United States · GeorgiaNEW EVIDENCE RECEIVED

From Draft to Invoice: SICPA’s 2014 Tender ‘Success Fee’ Did Not Stay on Paper

Investigation ongoing6 October 2026Public office & procurement
R44
Türkiye · United States · South Korea · Japan · Hungary

What Is Happening at Maltepe University?

Investigation ongoing6 October 2026Public office & procurement
R43
Türkiye · France

Twice the Price Amid a Collapse: Who Bought Barem Shares, From Whom, and Why?

Investigation ongoing5 October 2026Public office & procurement
E42
Editorial assessment · Türkiye · Portugal · Switzerland

A Proactive State: Justice Before the Money Disappears

Completed3 October 2026Public office & procurement
R41
Germany · Qatar · France

Munich prosecutors examine consultancy commissions in KNDS's 2013 Qatar tank deal

Investigation ongoing1 October 2026Public office & procurement
R39
Switzerland / Türkiye / United States

Payments, a rival and a success fee: SICPA’s fight to retain Türkiye’s tax-stamp contract

Investigation ongoing1 October 2026Public office & procurement
R38
Belgium / Democratic Republic of the Congo / United Arab Emirates

The Black Box of the $185 Passport: Semlex to Stand Trial in Belgium

Investigation ongoing28 September 2026Public office & procurement
E37
Editorial assessment · Switzerland / United Kingdom

The Accountability Test for Those Selling Transparency: Roger Zini, Philippe Amon and the N-Soft–SICPA Dispute

Investigation ongoing24 September 2026Public office & procurement
E35
Editorial assessment · Türkiye

Akın Gürlek: A firm stand against the perception of impunity

Completed21 September 2026Public office & procurement
R34
Türkiye / Switzerland

SICPA SA (CH) and Türkiye’s Tax-Stamp Tender: Bribery Allegations in a Complaint Filed in Switzerland

Investigation ongoing16 September 2026Public office & procurement
R30
Ukraine

Ukraine’s ‘Forrest Gump’ case follows alleged bail funding through Sense Bank

Completed19–20 August 2026Public office & procurement
R26
Greece

Four sitting MPs among 22 indicted in Greek farm-payments case

Completed16 July 2026Public office & procurement
R29
Portugal

Portuguese inquiry examines municipal awards to party-linked companies

Completed28 May 2026Public office & procurement
R28
Spain

Spain’s former transport minister faces trial over pandemic mask contracts

CompletedTrial opened 8 April 2026Public office & procurement
R27
Greece

False land claims, delayed payments: Greek farm-subsidy probe reaches cabinet

Completed3 April 2026Public office & procurement
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