Bahadır Topal

Internal audit /
Monitoring and evaluation /
International cooperation

BahadırTopal

Knowledge. Experience. Sharing.Explore the journey
01 / ABOUT

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.

Bahadır TopalBahadır Topal / Professional journey

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
Public sector auditInternational cooperation
02 / EXPERIENCE

A journey.
Accumulated experience.

01 / 2025

KİDDER

Elected Chair of the Board at the general assembly on 20 April.

02 / 2021

FAO

International work in monitoring and evaluation.

03 / 2015

Internal audit

Internal audit and Deputy Head of Internal Audit roles at the Ministry.

04 / 2008–2012

TKDK and IPARD

Internal audit, institutional set-up and accreditation work.

05 / 2000

Public sector audit

A public service career that began as an assistant inspector at the Ministry of Agriculture.

03 / AREAS OF WORK

Different fields.
One perspective.

Professional experience that connects institutions, projects and people.

01

Internal audit and governance

Details

Audit, risk management and audit quality in public institutions.

02

Continuous auditing and information systems

Details

Data analytics, continuous auditing approaches and information security audits.

03

Monitoring and evaluation

Details

Monitoring of project activities, performance evaluation and needs assessments.

04

Institutional capacity and cooperation

Details

IPARD experience and technical knowledge sharing between countries.

04 / WRITING & PUBLICATIONS

Sharing
knowledge.

01
Article / 2021

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

An assessment of the development and future of public internal audit.

Bahadır Topal · Denetişim

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02
Article / 2020

A Roadmap for Continuous Auditing

The continuous auditing approach and its implementation steps.

Bahadır Topal, Hakan Velioğlu, Selçuk Olum · Denetişim

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03
Research / 2020

Continuous Auditing as a Strategic Tool in Public Sector Internal Audit: The Case of Türkiye

Continuous auditing and data analytics in public internal audit.

Sezer Bozkuş Kahyaoğlu, Rasim Sarıkaya, Bahadır Topal

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05 / TALKS & GALLERYSELECTED MOMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVE

The value of
coming together.

Internal Audit for Effective GovernanceBoğaziçi University

Internal Audit for Effective Governance

From a talk on internal audit and governance.

Talks and professional gatheringsEvent archive

Talks and professional gatherings

From gatherings centred on knowledge sharing and professional dialogue.

06 / CONTACT

A dialogue that
starts with hello.

Internal audit · Monitoring and evaluation · International cooperation

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