KİDDER
Elected Chair of the Board at the general assembly on 20 April.
Internal audit /
Monitoring and evaluation /
International cooperation
BahadırTopal
Knowledge. Experience. Sharing.Explore the journey
From experience to knowledge.
From knowledge to the future.
A professional journey from public sector audit to international development work.
Bahadır Topal works at FAO as a senior monitoring and evaluation specialist and South–South cooperation coordinator. As Chair of the Board of KİDDER, he contributes to professional knowledge sharing and the development of internal audit.
A graduate of the Department of Fisheries at Ankara University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Bahadır Topal has a professional background spanning public sector audit, European Union funds, institutional development and international development work.
He served as an inspector and internal auditor at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. At the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), he took part in the establishment, accreditation and internal audit processes under IPARD. He later served as Deputy Head of Internal Audit at the Ministry.
At FAO, his work focuses on monitoring and evaluation and South–South cooperation. He has co-authored publications on continuous auditing and has spoken at professional events.
Highlights
- 25+
- Years of public sector and international experience
- FAO
- Senior monitoring and evaluation specialist
- KİDDER
- Chair of the Board
Organisations
Public sector auditInternational cooperation
A journey.
Accumulated experience.
FAO
International work in monitoring and evaluation.
Internal audit
Internal audit and Deputy Head of Internal Audit roles at the Ministry.
TKDK and IPARD
Internal audit, institutional set-up and accreditation work.
Public sector audit
A public service career that began as an assistant inspector at the Ministry of Agriculture.
Different fields.
One perspective.
Professional experience that connects institutions, projects and people.
01Internal audit and governance
Details
Audit, risk management and audit quality in public institutions.
02Continuous auditing and information systems
Details
Data analytics, continuous auditing approaches and information security audits.
03Monitoring and evaluation
Details
Monitoring of project activities, performance evaluation and needs assessments.
04Institutional capacity and cooperation
Details
IPARD experience and technical knowledge sharing between countries.
Sharing
knowledge.
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Looking Back, Looking Ahead
An assessment of the development and future of public internal audit.
A Roadmap for Continuous Auditing
The continuous auditing approach and its implementation steps.
Continuous Auditing as a Strategic Tool in Public Sector Internal Audit: The Case of Türkiye
Continuous auditing and data analytics in public internal audit.
05 / TALKS & GALLERY
The value of
coming together.
Internal Audit for Effective Governance
From a talk on internal audit and governance.
Talks and professional gatherings
From gatherings centred on knowledge sharing and professional dialogue.
A dialogue that
starts with hello.
Internal audit · Monitoring and evaluation · International cooperation