Court of Accounts Report: Audit Deficiencies in KGM and the Ministry of Transport

In the Audit Report of the General Directorate of Highways (KGM) of the Court of Accounts, it is stated that in routine road maintenance and repair and snow and ice fighting construction works tendered by regional directorates and carried out by the facility and maintenance chief engineers operating within the regional directorate organization; It was pointed out that adequate and effective control and audit mechanisms could not be operated. For this reason, it was determined that there was a control risk, some of the productions were not carried out in accordance with the provisions of the contract and its annexes, and the information regarding the productions in question was not correctly reflected in the relevant recording systems.

COLLECTED MONEY WAS NOT RECORDED

Apart from this, it was determined that the amounts collected within the legal period from administrative fines issued by the administration on behalf of third parties were not included in the financial statements of the administration. In its response, the administration argued that the follow-up and collection of administrative fines issued by KGM would be carried out by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, and that there was no need for KGM to take any action regarding the follow-up or collection of administrative fines collected within the legal period. The Court of Accounts, on the other hand, stated that it should follow up the amounts collected by the tax offices within the legal period regarding the administrative fines issued by KGM, so that they are reflected in its financial statements.

UNSUPERVISED CANOE ON THE BOSPHORUS

In the Audit Report of the Court of Accounts of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, it was pointed out that although canoeing activities were carried out by various businesses, sports clubs or individuals in the Bosphorus, there was no documentation, permit or inspection by the port authorities regarding these activities. The Court of Accounts emphasized that activities should be audited regularly and effectively in terms of maritime safety, security of life and property and protection of the environment.

In another finding, it was determined that there was no upper limit in terms of the total duration of special permits given to coastal facility operators by the ministry. In coastal structure construction tenders held within the scope of the Public Procurement Law; It was determined that seabed dredging activities, which can be carried out with dredging vessels in the inventory, are included as a separate work item. The Court of Accounts emphasized that it would be appropriate to implement outsourcing services only after it is supported by needs and cost analyses.