Financial Crimes Investigation Board (abbreviation: MASAK, in Turkish: Mali Suçlar Araştırma Kurulu), is a Turkish financial intelligence unit attached to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. MASAK's main duties are to prevent money laundering crime, to conduct research on it, to develop measures, and to process the collected information and submit it to the necessary authorities.[1]
To fulfill the above-mentioned functions, MASAK contributes to policy development, develops implementation strategies, prepares draft laws, by-laws and regulations in accordance with a certain policy, takes other necessary implementation measures, ensures coordination between relevant institutions and organizations, exchanges opinions and information.[2]