Abstract:

Procurement, a procedure which involves the award of a contract relating to purchase of goods, services or works, to one selected bidder in accordance with the procedures and conditions laid down in related law, and which is completed with the signing of the contract following the approval of the contracting officer, is regulated by the Public Procurement Law, the purpose of which is to establish the principles and procedures to be applied to procurements conducted by all public entities and institutions governed by public law or under public control or using public funds. According to the Turkish Public Procurement Law, any procurement of goods, services and works, the cost of which is covered by any resources that are at the disposal of the contracting entities mentioned in this law, must be executed in accordance with the provisions of this law. Taking into consideration the scope and exceptions of related legislation, we try to establish if tenders based on the practice of profit sharing take place within the scope of Public Procurement Law or not and by achieving this we try to make an assessment on İddaa, a betting mechanism and the only official way to bet on soccer and other sports in Turkey, and related legislation. We also try to touch on the decision of the Council of State (Danistay), by which the Danistay annulled a tender held by the state-owned betting organization, Spor Toto. Last but not least we try to establish organisational structure of Spor Toto and the Youth and Sports General Directorate in Turkish Public Administration

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