TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF

UNCLAS ANKARA 000180 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID TU SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF THE CHARITABLE SECTOR REF: SECSTATE 5834 ¶1. On January 27, we delivered this demarche to MFA Security Affairs Director Metin Ergin. He said the Government of Turkey has seen significant problems with misuse of charitable donations and entities for terrorist purposes in Europe. The GOT is supportive of cracking down on abuses, but Ergin said there is no way to follow up on the ultimate disposition of money after it leaves Turkey. Ergin said the information in reftel was timely, and he appreciated receiving the list of websites which are constantly updated. Ergin agreed to share this information with MASAK, Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. Separately, we shared reftel with Senturk Uzun, Head of the Associations Department at the Ministry of Interior, which has primary responsibility for auditing non-governmental organizations in Turkey. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey Jeffrey