CT INFLOW brings the EU and Türkiye together to tackle terrorism financing

Between 18-20 October, the CT INFLOW project organised a workshop on countering the misuse of the non-profit sector for terrorist recruitment and financing, together with the Turkish National Police Academy (TNPA). The aim of this event was to better understand the flow of ill-intended funds and to share good experiences between the EU and Türkiye for the early detection of terrorism financing via non-profit organisations.

55 participants from 17 EU countries, Türkiye and the UK joined the workshop in Ankara, which was opened by the new EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, IIkka Salmi and the President of the Turkish National Police Academy, Yilmaz Colak. Both of them underlined the importance to create stronger institutional capacities in the fight against terrorism financing and terrorist recruitment.

During the first official visit of the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator to Türkiye, he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the cooperation that CEPOL has in place with the TNPA since 2018.

“ The fight against the financing of terrorism is a major priority on which I intend to aim high in the coming years. The EU has made substantial progress on Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing over the past decade. However, the fight is not over and I want to continue the work to dry up the financial sources of terrorist organizations. Türkiye is an essential partner for the EU in this regard” – he added.

It was already the third workshop that CT INFLOW organised together with the Turkish National Police Academy this year. Previous activities took place in January in Madrid and in March in Istanbul.

About CT INFLOW

The Counter-Terrorism Information Exchange and Criminal Justice Responses project aims at contributing to prevent and disrupt terrorist networks and the activities of recruiters to terrorism, cutting off terrorist funding, and bringing terrorists to justice, while continuing to respect human rights and international law. Read more on the project page.