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Viewing cable 09ANKARA536, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: TURKISH BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ANKARA536 2009-04-10 12:06 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXYZ0004
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHAK #0536 1001206
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 101206Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9390
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 000536 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
EEB/IFD/OMA FOR JULIA JACOBY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL TU
SUBJECT: FOREIGN ASSISTANCE:  TURKISH BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT 
 
REF: STATE 28885 
 
1.  Per reftel, Turkey does make publicly available on an 
annual basis its national budget, including income and 
expenditures.  Therefore, it is in full compliance with 
Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2009. 
 
2.  The Government of Turkey does receive U.S. foreign 
assistance funded using FY 2009 funds, including Foreign 
Military Financing and International Military Education and 
Training. 
 
3.  The Turkish budget is publicly available from multiple 
sources (paper copy on request from the Finance Ministry, 
online, and via the Official Gazette). 
 
4.  Income and expenditures are included in the budget, which 
accurately reflects these items. 
 
5.  Turkey, as a long-time recipient of funds from the 
International Monetary Fund and as a candidate country for 
the European Union, has active and continuous scrutiny of its 
budget and budget process. 
 
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey 
 
Jeffrey