VOL. XLIV

No 31

30-July-2001

TURKEY

Botas General Manager AndDeputy Dismissed

Gokham Yardim, General Manager of Turkeys PetroleumPipeline Corp (Botas), and Deputy General Manager Nadir Biyikoglu were removedfrom their positions on 23 July and reassigned to temporary positions in theenergy ministry. The move came against the background of Operation WhiteEnergy, the State Security Courts ongoing investigation into allegations ofcorruption within Turkeys energy industry, but there was no official...