βrazan International

Compliance that matters, from fraud to AI

Bekir Özdemir, CFE, CAMS, GRCP, GRCA, IDPP

Twenty years of audit, fraud and compliance experience, applied to the risks organisations face now: AI governance, export controls, third-party risk and financial crime.

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About Bekir

What I write and advise on

AI Governance & the EU AI Act

Practical frameworks for governing AI systems, from risk classification to accountability structures that hold up under scrutiny.

Export Controls & Sanctions

How BIS/EAR rules and related regimes affect technology and infrastructure companies, and what effective controls look like in practice.

Fraud Risk & Investigations

Detection, prevention and investigation, grounded in hands-on casework and CFE methodology.

KYC, AML & Third-Party Risk

Due diligence that goes beyond the checklist: knowing who you work with and why it matters.

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The βrazan approach

The name comes from the nazar boncuğu, the Anatolian talisman that wards off harm. The idea is the same: see risk early, and protect the organisation before damage is done.

This approach is set out in the Systemic Resilience & Fraud Framework, which assesses organisations across six dimensions:

  • Operational Strength
  • People & Culture
  • Sustainability
  • Governance & Decision-Making
  • Legal Compliance
  • Fraud Prevention

Background

PwC, Deloitte, Rabobank, and now AI infrastructure.

Based in the Netherlands. Working in English and Turkish.

Latest insights

Mitigating Insider Threats in High-Tech Companies: A Comprehensive Approach to Fraud Risk Management

In the fast-paced and innovation-driven world of high-tech companies, the insider threat represents a significant and growing risk. Unlike external attacks, insider threats originate within the organization, where trusted individuals—employees, contractors, or business partners—misuse their access to critical systems and sensitive data. This article delves into the various dimensions of insider threats and offers strategies…

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An Analysis of S&P’s ESG Risk Score for S&P 500 and Some Conclusions:

In our previous blogposts, we touched upon many topics related to ESG, including the definition of ESG risk, auditing strategies and also EBA report to a related risk, Greenwashing. Now, we would like to make an analysis of the current state of the sectors, based  on a dataset publicly available. The dataset used in this…

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