Namibia: Turkey Maintains Dealings in Namibia Are Clean

Windhoek — One thing that has seemingly got Turkish business people hot under the collar is the insinuation that they tried to influence Namibian public tenders through corrupt means.

"In how many financial scandals on the continent of Africa have you heard of Turkish involvement compared to the numerous reports involving Chinese linked companies?" retorted Hatem Yavuz, a Turkish businessman with interests in Namibia, but whose artless candour at times seems ill fitted with his title of being Namibia's Honorary Consul in Istanbul.

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