Turkey

Irregularities case of certificates at Mersin and Iskenderun

Three incident of fraud were found at Mersin and Iskenderun.

Case I: a claim for USD 500.00 demanded by Inspectors at Mersin for discrepancies of Engineers' certificates.

Case II: a claim for an invalid period of sanitary certificate, the case was settled when the Master provided two cartons of cigarettes and four bottles of spirits to inspectors.

Case III: an inspector charged USD 100.00 at Iskenderun for the replacement of an 'expired' medical chest certificate.