Business as usual: Turkey's never-ending love of the bribe
Some 46% of Turkish businessmen believe corruption won’t end, while the country sinks lower in the global transparency index.
When corruption allegations against municipalities and governments come onto the agenda in Turkey, most of the public shrug them off, saying: “He may be embezzling but he works hard.” This of course is a significant indicator of how the people grant the right of corruption to their rulers.
Since the “this is my tax money” concept and demanding accountability have not yet been adopted fully by society, rulers have the freedom of doing what they want, including in public contract awards.
