The Board of Internal Auditing of the Ministry was established in 2012 and currently 1 Internal Auditor serves in the Internal Audit Unit, reporting to the Deputy Minister.

Our Mission

To independently and objectively audit all financial and non-financial business and transactions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a systematic, disciplined, continuous and risk-based approach, adhering to national and international standards, in order to add value to and improve the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to help the Ministry achieve its goals;

To create added value by providing solution and result-oriented suggestions to the administration regarding the findings identified; to assist in the realization of corporate objectives through guidance and to help senior management fulfil its accountability responsibility

Our Vision

To become an auditing unit which operates in accordance with national and international standards, and which not only applies these standards but also contributes to them.

Internal Audit:

Internal audit is an independent, objective assurance and consultancy activity performed to assess and provide guidance on whether resources are managed in accordance with the principles of economy, effectiveness and efficiency in order to add value to and improve the work of the public administration.

Profession of Internal Auditor and Appointment of Internal Auditors:

The qualification for Internal Auditor is attained by specializing in a career profession. Persons who have worked at least five years as an audit staff in public administrations or at least eight years in the fields determined by the Internal Audit Coordination Board and who have a certain level of foreign language knowledge may be granted Internal Auditor Certificate within the framework of the rules determined by the Internal Audit Coordination Board, provided that they complete the internal audit training offered by the Board.

Persons holding the relevant valid certificate can be appointed to vacant internal auditor positions by the senior management of the public administration.

Duties of the Internal Auditor:

a) To evaluate the management and control structures of public administrations based on objective risk analyses.

b) To conduct examinations and make recommendations for the effective, economical and efficient use of resources.

c) To conduct legal compliance audit after expenditure.

d) To audit and evaluate the compliance of the expenditures, decisions and savings of the administration regarding financial transactions with the objectives and policies, development plan, programs, strategic plans and performance programs.

e) To conduct system audit of financial management and control processes and to make recommendations on these issues.

f) To make recommendations for improvements within the framework of audit results and to monitor them.

g) To notify the highest authority of the relevant administration in case a situation requiring an investigation is encountered during the audit or according to the results of the audit.

h) To audit the accuracy of information produced by the public administration.

ı) To assist in determining performance indicators when deemed necessary by the senior manager and to evaluate the applicability of the determined performance indicators.

i) To notify the senior manager of their findings regarding situations which constitute a crime.

Powers of the Internal Auditor:

a) To request the submission and display of all kinds of information, documents and papers, including those in electronic media, as well as cash, negotiable papers and other assets related to the audit subject.

b) To receive assistance and request written and verbal information from the employees of the audited unit as required by internal audit activities.

c) To benefit from the tools, equipment and other facilities required by the audit activity.

d) To inform the senior manager of attitudes, behaviours and actions which prevent supervision.

Responsibilities of the Internal Auditor:

a) To act in accordance with the legislation, established audit standards and ethical rules.

b) To continuously improve professional knowledge and skills.

c) To inform the internal audit unit in cases where the internal audit activities exceed their authority and competence.

d) To report the situation to the internal audit unit in case there are circumstances which prevent the impartial and independent performance of the assigned task.

e) To rely on evidence in audit reports and be objective in their assessments.

f) To protect the confidentiality of the information obtained during the audit.