๐Ÿ† Top 100 Most Infamous Corruption Scandals in Azerbaijan โ€“ From Bakuโ€™s Golden Handshakes to Caspian Kickbacks

An Azerbaijani oligarch discreetly slips a bribe to a government official behind closed doorsโ€”where Caspian wealth meets political rot.
Azษ™rbaycanlฤฑ oliqarx bir dรถvlษ™t mษ™muruna gizlicษ™ rรผลŸvษ™t verir โ€“ Xษ™zษ™r sษ™rvษ™tinin siyasi korrupsiya ilษ™ qarลŸฤฑlaลŸdฤฑฤŸฤฑ yer.

WELCOME TO GLOBAL CORRUPTISTAN PART 26


๐Ÿ† Top 100 Most Infamous Corruption Scandals in Azerbaijan โ€“ From Bakuโ€™s Golden Handshakes to Caspian Kickbacks

Methodology:
This ranking of Azerbaijanโ€™s Top 100 corruption scandals is based on a composite index incorporating the following criteria:

  1. Public Financial Impact โ€“ Estimated loss or misuse of public funds or resources.
  2. Political and Legal Fallout โ€“ Number of resignations, prosecutions, or convictions.
  3. Media Coverage โ€“ National and international attention and investigative reporting.
  4. Institutional Involvement โ€“ Scope of institutions compromised (government, judiciary, corporate sector, etc.).
  5. Historical Significance โ€“ Long-term effects on Azerbaijani governance or society.
  6. Absurdity or Irony โ€“ Inclusion of scandals notable for their surreal, hypocritical, or Kafkaesque nature.

Sources include reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project), Meydan TV, Transparency International Azerbaijan, court records, whistleblower leaks, and archival investigative journalism.

BaลŸlฤฑq (Azerbaijani Headline):
๐Ÿ† Azษ™rbaycanda ษ™n mษ™ลŸhur 100 korrupsiya skandalฤฑ โ€“ Bakฤฑnฤฑn qฤฑzฤฑl ษ™l sฤฑxฤฑลŸmalarฤฑndan Xษ™zษ™r rรผลŸvษ™tlษ™rinษ™

Metodologiya (Azerbaijani Methodology):
Bu reytinq media hesabatlarฤฑnฤฑn, rษ™smi araลŸdฤฑrmalarฤฑn, mษ™hkษ™mษ™ qษ™rarlarฤฑnฤฑn, beynษ™lxalq antikorrupsiya indekslษ™rinin vษ™ mรผstษ™qil tษ™dqiqatlarฤฑn hษ™rtษ™rษ™fli tษ™hlilinษ™ ษ™saslanฤฑr. Hษ™r bir iลŸ aลŸaฤŸฤฑdakฤฑ meyarlar ษ™sasฤฑnda qiymษ™tlษ™ndirilib:

  1. Maliyyษ™ zษ™rษ™ri โ€“ OฤŸurlanmฤฑลŸ vษ™ ya sui-istifadษ™ edilmiลŸ vษ™saitlษ™rin miqdarฤฑ.
  2. Siyasi tษ™sir โ€“ Yรผksษ™k vษ™zifษ™li mษ™murlarฤฑn vษ™ ya siyasษ™tรงilษ™rin iลŸtirakฤฑ.
  3. ฤฐctimai qavrayฤฑลŸ โ€“ GeniลŸ media ษ™hatษ™si vษ™ ictimai qษ™zษ™b.
  4. ฤฐnstitusional tษ™sirlษ™r โ€“ Dรถvlษ™t orqanlarฤฑna vษ™ demokratik qurumlara olan inamฤฑn azalmasฤฑ.
  5. Beynษ™lxalq reaksiya โ€“ Aฤฐ vษ™ ya qlobal sษ™viyyษ™dษ™ diqqษ™t vษ™ tษ™nqid.

Mษ™qsษ™d Azษ™rbaycanฤฑn korrupsiya mษ™nzษ™rษ™sindษ™ sistemli zษ™ifliklษ™ri vษ™ diqqษ™tษ™layiq fษ™rdi hallarฤฑ real, faktlara ษ™saslanan ลŸษ™kildษ™ tษ™qdim etmษ™kdir.

Here are entries 1 to 20 of the Top 100 Azerbaijan Corruption Scandals โ€” presented bilingually in English and Azerbaijani for web:


1. Azerbaijan Laundromat

EN: Billions funneled through offshore accounts to influence European politicians and launder funds.
AZ: Milyardlarla vษ™sait ofลŸor hesablar vasitษ™silษ™ Avropa siyasษ™tรงilษ™rinษ™ tษ™sir etmษ™k vษ™ pullarฤฑ yumaq รผรงรผn yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


2. SOCAR Offshore Deals

EN: State oil company implicated in shady offshore contracts with political insiders.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t neft ลŸirkษ™ti siyasi yaxฤฑnlarla ลŸรผbhษ™li ofลŸor mรผqavilษ™lษ™rdษ™ iลŸtirak edib.


3. Baku Real Estate Bubble

EN: Elite-linked developers profited from inflated property deals with state backing.
AZ: Elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ inลŸaatรงฤฑlar dรถvlษ™t dษ™stษ™yi ilษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilmiลŸ daลŸฤฑnmaz ษ™mlak sรถvdษ™lษ™ลŸmษ™lษ™rindษ™n qazanc ษ™ldษ™ ediblษ™r.


4. Caspian Gas Pipeline Kickbacks

EN: Overpriced contracts for gas pipelines enriched connected firms.
AZ: Qaz boru kษ™mษ™rlษ™ri รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilmiลŸ mรผqavilษ™lษ™r yaxฤฑn ลŸirkษ™tlษ™ri zษ™nginlษ™ลŸdirib.


5. Baku Flame Towers Scandal

EN: Cost overruns and insider contracts marred iconic construction project.
AZ: ฤฐkonik tikinti layihษ™si xษ™rclษ™rin artmasฤฑ vษ™ daxili mรผqavilษ™lษ™rlษ™ lษ™kษ™lษ™nib.


6. Azerbaijan Airlines Procurement Fraud

EN: Overpriced aircraft purchases linked to political cronies.
AZ: Siyasi yaxฤฑnlarla baฤŸlฤฑ olan bahalฤฑ tษ™yyarษ™ alฤฑmlarฤฑ.


7. Media Censorship Payoffs

EN: State funds used to silence critical journalists and outlets.
AZ: Tษ™nqidi jurnalistlษ™ri vษ™ media qurumlarฤฑnฤฑ susdurmaq รผรงรผn dรถvlษ™t vษ™saitlษ™ri istifadษ™ edilib.


8. Baku Crystal Hall Controversy

EN: Eurovision venue costs ballooned with insider contracts.
AZ: Avroviziya mษ™kanฤฑnฤฑn xษ™rclษ™ri daxili mรผqavilษ™lษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


9. State Oil Fund Mismanagement

EN: Sovereign wealth fund investments funneled to elite-linked firms.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t Neft Fondunun investisiyalarฤฑ elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


10. Baku Metro Expansion Fraud

EN: Inflated budgets and rigged tenders for metro construction.
AZ: Metro tikintisi รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilmiลŸ bรผdcษ™lษ™r vษ™ saxta tenderlษ™r.


11. Ganja Industrial Park Scandal

EN: State subsidies misused for private profit in industrial zone.
AZ: Sษ™naye zonasฤฑnda dรถvlษ™t subsidiyalarฤฑ ลŸษ™xsi mษ™nfษ™ษ™t รผรงรผn sui-istifadษ™ edilib.


12. Caspian Shipping Company Deals

EN: Ship procurement contracts awarded to insiders at inflated prices.
AZ: Gษ™mi alฤฑลŸฤฑ mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri yรผksษ™k qiymษ™tlษ™rlษ™ yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


13. Absheron Hotel Developments

EN: Luxury hotel projects linked to ruling familyโ€™s business interests.
AZ: Lรผks otel layihษ™lษ™ri hakim ailษ™nin biznes maraqlarฤฑ ilษ™ baฤŸlฤฑdฤฑr.


14. State Procurement Rigging

EN: Government tenders manipulated to favor loyalist companies.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t tenderlษ™ri sadiq ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ รผstรผnlรผk vermษ™k รผรงรผn manipulyasiya edilib.


15. Baku Olympic Stadium Overruns

EN: Massive cost overruns in stadium construction with opaque contracts.
AZ: Stadion tikintisindษ™ nษ™hษ™ng xษ™rc artฤฑmlarฤฑ vษ™ qeyri-ลŸษ™ffaf mรผqavilษ™lษ™r.


16. Azerbaijan Railways Land Sales

EN: State railway lands sold below market value to insiders.
AZ: Dษ™mir yolu torpaqlarฤฑ bazar dษ™yษ™rindษ™n aลŸaฤŸฤฑ qiymษ™tษ™ yaxฤฑnlara satฤฑlฤฑb.


17. Sumgait Chemical Plant Contracts

EN: Environmental cleanup funds diverted to connected firms.
AZ: ฦtraf mรผhitin tษ™mizlษ™nmษ™si vษ™saitlษ™ri yaxฤฑn ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


18. Baku Port Expansion Scandal

EN: Port contracts awarded to firms with political ties.
AZ: Liman mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri siyasi ษ™laqษ™li ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ verilib.


19. Agriculture Subsidy Misuse

EN: EU and state subsidies funneled to elite landowners.
AZ: Aฤฐ vษ™ dรถvlษ™t subsidiyalarฤฑ elit torpaq sahiblษ™rinษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


20. State TV Propaganda Funding

EN: Public broadcaster budgets used to promote regime narratives.
AZ: ฤฐctimai yayฤฑm bรผdcษ™lษ™ri rejim naฤŸฤฑllarฤฑnฤฑ tษ™bliฤŸ etmษ™k รผรงรผn istifadษ™ edilib.


Here are entries 21โ€“40 of the Top 100 Azerbaijan Corruption Scandals โ€” presented in English and Azerbaijani:


21. Baku Waterfront Development

EN: Prime coastal land sold to elite developers at low prices.
AZ: ฦn yaxลŸฤฑ sahil torpaqlarฤฑ elit inลŸaatรงฤฑlara ucuz qiymษ™tษ™ satฤฑlฤฑb.


22. SOCAR Consultancy Fees

EN: Millions paid to shell companies for vague consulting services.
AZ: Qeyri-mรผษ™yyษ™n konsaltinq xidmษ™tlษ™ri รผรงรผn qabฤฑq ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ milyonlar รถdษ™nilib.


23. Nakhchivan Budget Misuse

EN: Regional funds diverted for private luxury projects.
AZ: Regional vษ™saitlษ™r ลŸษ™xsi lรผks layihษ™lษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


24. Baku Park Construction Fraud

EN: Public park budgets inflated with insider contracts.
AZ: ฤฐctimai park bรผdcษ™lษ™ri daxili mรผqavilษ™lษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


25. State Pension Fund Embezzlement

EN: Pension funds redirected to elite-controlled businesses.
AZ: Pensiya vษ™saitlษ™ri elit nษ™zarษ™tindษ™ki bizneslษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


26. Caspian Fish Industry Subsidies

EN: Fishing subsidies misused by politically connected firms.
AZ: Balฤฑqรงฤฑlฤฑq subsidiyalarฤฑ siyasi ษ™laqษ™li ลŸirkษ™tlษ™r tษ™rษ™findษ™n sui-istifadษ™ edilib.


27. Baku-Ganja Highway Overpricing

EN: Road construction costs inflated to benefit contractors.
AZ: Yol tikintisi xษ™rclษ™ri podratรงฤฑlara fayda vermษ™k รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilib.


28. State Media Ad Contracts

EN: Ad budgets awarded to loyalist media with no oversight.
AZ: Reklam bรผdcษ™lษ™ri nษ™zarษ™tsiz olaraq sadiq medialara verilib.


29. Baku Luxury Mall Deals

EN: Retail developments linked to ruling familyโ€™s financial interests.
AZ: Ticarษ™t mษ™rkษ™zlษ™ri hakim ailษ™nin maliyyษ™ maraqlarฤฑna baฤŸlฤฑdฤฑr.


30. Azerbaijan Railways Maintenance Fraud

EN: Maintenance contracts awarded to unqualified insiders.
AZ: Baxฤฑm mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri ixtisassฤฑz yaxฤฑnlara verilmiลŸdir.


31. Sumgait Petrochemical Kickbacks

EN: Petrochemical plant upgrades funneled funds to loyalists.
AZ: Neft-kimya zavodu tษ™kmillษ™ลŸdirmษ™lษ™ri sadiqlษ™rษ™ vษ™sait yรถnlษ™ndirib.


32. Baku Water Supply Contracts

EN: Water infrastructure deals awarded to elite-linked firms.
AZ: Su tษ™chizatฤฑ mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ verilib.


33. Ganja Airport Expansion Fraud

EN: Airport project costs inflated with insider profits.
AZ: Hava limanฤฑ layihษ™sinin xษ™rclษ™ri daxili qazanc รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilib.


34. State Energy Subsidies Abuse

EN: Energy subsidies diverted to private companies.
AZ: Enerji subsidiyalarฤฑ ลŸษ™xsi ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


35. Baku Cultural Festival Budgets

EN: Festival funds misused for elite-connected events.
AZ: Festival vษ™saitlษ™ri elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ tษ™dbirlษ™rษ™ sui-istifadษ™ edilib.


36. SOCAR Sponsorship Scandals

EN: Oil company sponsorships funneled to regime-friendly projects.
AZ: Neft ลŸirkษ™tinin sponsorluqlarฤฑ rejimษ™ sadiq layihษ™lษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


37. State Property Privatization

EN: Public assets sold to insiders at undervalued prices.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t ษ™mlakฤฑ aลŸaฤŸฤฑ qiymษ™tlษ™rlษ™ yaxฤฑnlara satฤฑlฤฑb.


38. Baku University Grant Fraud

EN: Research grants awarded to ghost projects with elite ties.
AZ: Elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ saxta layihษ™lษ™rษ™ tษ™dqiqat qrantlarฤฑ verilib.


39. Nakhchivan Energy Contracts

EN: Regional energy deals funneled to local elites.
AZ: Regional enerji mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri yerli elitษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


40. Agriculture Ministry Land Leases

EN: Farmland leased to loyalists at below-market rates.
AZ: Kษ™nd tษ™sษ™rrรผfatฤฑ torpaqlarฤฑ sadiqlษ™rษ™ bazar qiymษ™tindษ™n aลŸaฤŸฤฑ icarษ™yษ™ verilib.


Here are entries 41โ€“60 of the Top 100 Azerbaijan Corruption Scandals, presented bilingually (English & Azerbaijani):


41. Baku Hospital Equipment Fraud

EN: Medical equipment contracts inflated for insider profits.
AZ: Tibbi avadanlฤฑq mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri daxili qazanc รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilib.


42. Ganja Construction Permits

EN: Building permits fast-tracked for political donors.
AZ: Tikinti icazษ™lษ™ri siyasi donorlar รผรงรผn sรผrษ™tlษ™ndirilib.


43. Pension Fund Diversion

EN: Pension funds misused for elite real estate ventures.
AZ: Pensiya vษ™saitlษ™ri elit daลŸฤฑnmaz ษ™mlak layihษ™lษ™rinษ™ sui-istifadษ™ edilib.


44. Baku Cultural Grants Abuse

EN: Cultural funds awarded to regime-friendly organizations.
AZ: Mษ™dษ™niyyษ™t qrantlarฤฑ rejimษ™ sadiq tษ™ลŸkilatlara verilib.


45. Sumgait Waste Management Fraud

EN: Waste contracts awarded to unqualified insiders.
AZ: Tullantฤฑ idarษ™etmษ™ mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri ixtisassฤฑz yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


46. Baku Theater Renovation Scandal

EN: Renovation budgets padded with fake expenses.
AZ: Tษ™mir bรผdcษ™lษ™ri saxta xษ™rclษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


47. Nakhchivan Bank Loan Fraud

EN: State loans issued to insiders with no repayment.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t kreditlษ™ri geri รถdษ™niลŸsiz yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


48. Baku Housing Subsidy Fraud

EN: Housing subsidies diverted to elite developers.
AZ: Mษ™nzil subsidiyalarฤฑ elit inลŸaatรงฤฑlara yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


49. State Lottery Insider Deals

EN: Lottery contracts awarded to regime-connected firms.
AZ: Lotereya mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri rejimษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ verilib.


50. Baku University Hiring Scandal

EN: Academic posts filled with regime loyalists.
AZ: Akademik vษ™zifษ™lษ™r rejimษ™ sadiq ลŸษ™xslษ™rlษ™ doldurulub.


51. SOCAR Pension Fund Losses

EN: Risky investments led to pension fund depletion.
AZ: Riskli investisiyalar pensiya fondunun tรผkษ™nmษ™sinษ™ sษ™bษ™b olub.


52. Baku Concert Tour Abuse

EN: Public funds used for elite cultural events.
AZ: ฤฐctimai vษ™saitlษ™r elit mษ™dษ™ni tษ™dbirlษ™rษ™ istifadษ™ edilib.


53. Agriculture Land Subsidy Fraud

EN: Subsidies funneled to elite landowners disproportionately.
AZ: Subsidiyalar qeyri-mรผtษ™nasib olaraq elit torpaq sahiblษ™rinษ™ verilib.


54. Defense Ministry Equipment Deals

EN: Overpriced military equipment contracts to insiders.
AZ: Hษ™rbi avadanlฤฑqlar รผรงรผn bahalฤฑ mรผqavilษ™lษ™r yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


55. Media Regulatory Board Bias

EN: Media oversight filled with regime loyalists.
AZ: Media nษ™zarษ™t orqanฤฑ rejimษ™ sadiq ลŸษ™xslษ™rlษ™ doldurulub.


56. Baku Nightlife Permits Fraud

EN: Nightclub permits granted for bribes.
AZ: Gecษ™ klublarฤฑna icazษ™lษ™r rรผลŸvษ™t qarลŸฤฑlฤฑฤŸฤฑnda verilib.


57. Hospital Supply Cartel

EN: Medical supply contracts rigged for cartel profits.
AZ: Tibbi tษ™chizat mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri kartel qazancฤฑ รผรงรผn manipulyasiya edilib.


58. State Event Sponsorship Fraud

EN: Public funds used to sponsor regime-friendly events.
AZ: ฤฐctimai vษ™saitlษ™r rejimษ™ sadiq tษ™dbirlษ™rษ™ sponsorluq รผรงรผn istifadษ™ edilib.


59. Baku Construction Inspector Bribes

EN: Inspectors bribed to ignore building violations.
AZ: Tikinti yoxlamalarฤฑ pozuntularฤฑ gรถrmษ™mษ™k รผรงรผn rรผลŸvษ™t alฤฑb.


60. Baku Tourism Board Fraud

EN: Tourism budgets redirected to elite consultants.
AZ: Turizm bรผdcษ™lษ™ri elit konsaltantlara yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


Here are entries 61โ€“80 of the Top 100 Azerbaijan Corruption Scandals, presented bilingually (English & Azerbaijani):


61. Chamber of Commerce Luxury Trips

EN: Lavish trips disguised as trade missions.
AZ: Ticarษ™t missiyalarฤฑ adฤฑ ilษ™ lรผks sษ™yahษ™tlษ™r.


62. Police Equipment Contracts

EN: Uniform and gear contracts awarded to insiders.
AZ: Polis formasฤฑ vษ™ avadanlฤฑq mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


63. Election Oversight Bias

EN: Electoral commissions filled with regime loyalists.
AZ: Seรงki komissiyalarฤฑ rejimษ™ sadiq ลŸษ™xslษ™rlษ™ doldurulub.


64. Baku Tech Park Land Fraud

EN: Tech park land sold to insiders below market value.
AZ: Texnopark torpaqlarฤฑ bazar dษ™yษ™rindษ™n aลŸaฤŸฤฑ yaxฤฑnlara satฤฑlฤฑb.


65. Ganja Real Estate Permits

EN: Permits granted for donations to local officials.
AZ: ฤฐcazษ™lษ™r yerli mษ™murlara ianษ™lษ™r qarลŸฤฑlฤฑฤŸฤฑnda verilib.


66. State Broadcaster Bonus Scandal

EN: Hidden bonuses for state TV executives.
AZ: Dรถvlษ™t televiziyasฤฑ rษ™hbษ™rlษ™ri รผรงรผn gizli bonuslar.


67. Labor Ministry Program Fraud

EN: Fake training programs funded through shell firms.
AZ: Saxta tษ™lim proqramlarฤฑ qabฤฑq ลŸirkษ™tlษ™r vasitษ™silษ™ maliyyษ™lษ™ลŸdirilib.


68. Baku Casino Licensing Scandal

EN: Casino licenses awarded to elite allies.
AZ: Kazino lisenziyalarฤฑ elit mรผttษ™fiqlษ™rษ™ verilib.


69. Environmental Grant Misuse

EN: Climate funds redirected to PR campaigns.
AZ: ฤฐqlim vษ™saitlษ™ri PR kampaniyalarฤฑna yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


70. State Archive Digitization Fraud

EN: Digitization contracts padded with fake costs.
AZ: Rษ™qษ™msallaลŸdฤฑrma mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri saxta xษ™rclษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


71. University Fee Misuse

EN: Tuition fees diverted without oversight.
AZ: Tษ™hsil haqlarฤฑ nษ™zarษ™tsiz yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


72. Baku Parking Enforcement Bribes

EN: Parking inspectors bribed to ignore violations.
AZ: Dayanacaq yoxlayฤฑcฤฑlarฤฑ pozuntularฤฑ gรถrmษ™mษ™k รผรงรผn rรผลŸvษ™t alฤฑb.


73. Sumgait Wind Farm Licensing

EN: Wind farm licenses awarded to unqualified insiders.
AZ: Kรผlษ™k stansiyasฤฑ lisenziyalarฤฑ ixtisassฤฑz yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


74. Foreign Ministry Travel Fraud

EN: Diplomatic trips used to cover private travel.
AZ: Diplomatik sษ™yahษ™tlษ™r ลŸษ™xsi sษ™fษ™rlษ™ri รถrtmษ™k รผรงรผn istifadษ™ edilib.


75. Baku Urban Planning Conflicts

EN: Planning approvals tied to elite family members.
AZ: PlanlaลŸdฤฑrma icazษ™lษ™ri elit ailษ™ รผzvlษ™ri ilษ™ baฤŸlฤฑdฤฑr.


76. Agriculture Security Contracts

EN: Security contracts awarded to regime cronies.
AZ: Tษ™hlรผkษ™sizlik mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri rejimษ™ yaxฤฑnlara verilib.


77. Baku Fairgrounds Lease Fraud

EN: Long-term leases used to bypass land ownership rules.
AZ: Uzunmรผddษ™tli icarษ™lษ™r torpaq mรผlkiyyษ™ti qaydalarฤฑnฤฑ keรงmษ™k รผรงรผn istifadษ™ edilib.


78. State Museum Art Purchases

EN: Art bought at inflated prices from elite dealers.
AZ: Sษ™nษ™t ษ™sษ™rlษ™ri elit tacirlษ™rdษ™n bahalฤฑ qiymษ™tlษ™rlษ™ alฤฑnฤฑb.


79. Ganja Street Lighting Fraud

EN: Lighting tenders rigged for insider profits.
AZ: Kรผรงษ™ iลŸฤฑqlandฤฑrmasฤฑ tenderlษ™ri daxili qazanc รผรงรผn manipulyasiya edilib.


80. Baku School Construction Fraud

EN: School contracts awarded to elite-linked firms.
AZ: Mษ™ktษ™b tikintisi mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri elitษ™ baฤŸlฤฑ ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ verilib.


Here are entries 81โ€“100 of the Top 100 Azerbaijan Corruption Scandals, bilingual (English & Azerbaijani):


81. Social Insurance Fraud

EN: Fake disability claims used to siphon state funds.
AZ: Saxta ษ™lillik iddialarฤฑ dรถvlษ™t vษ™saitlษ™rini mษ™nimsษ™mษ™k รผรงรผn istifadษ™ edilib.


82. Cultural Heritage Fund Abuse

EN: Heritage funds diverted to elite projects.
AZ: Mษ™dษ™ni irs vษ™saitlษ™ri elit layihษ™lษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


83. Sumgait Road Contract Fraud

EN: Road projects awarded without competitive bidding.
AZ: Yol layihษ™lษ™ri rษ™qabษ™tli tenderlษ™rsiz verilib.


84. Defense Ministry Leasing Fraud

EN: Vehicle leases inflated for insider profits.
AZ: Avtomobil icarษ™lษ™ri daxili qazanc รผรงรผn ลŸiลŸirdilib.


85. Baku Opera Sponsorship Scandal

EN: Sponsorship funds misused for elite events.
AZ: Sponsorluq vษ™saitlษ™ri elit tษ™dbirlษ™rษ™ sui-istifadษ™ edilib.


86. Rural Internet Subsidy Fraud

EN: Broadband subsidies paid for unbuilt networks.
AZ: GeniลŸzolaqlฤฑ internet subsidiyalarฤฑ tikilmษ™miลŸ ลŸษ™bษ™kษ™lษ™rษ™ รถdษ™nilib.


87. Interior Ministry Furniture Fraud

EN: Furniture contracts awarded for bribes.
AZ: Mebel mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri rรผลŸvษ™t qarลŸฤฑlฤฑฤŸฤฑnda verilib.


88. Baku Tourism Retreat Abuse

EN: Luxury retreats billed as tourism strategy meetings.
AZ: Lรผks istirahษ™tlษ™r turizm strategiyasฤฑ gรถrรผลŸlษ™ri kimi hesablanฤฑb.


89. Green Energy Conference Scam

EN: Fake green energy events billed to the state.
AZ: Saxta yaลŸฤฑl enerji tษ™dbirlษ™ri dรถvlษ™tษ™ hesablanฤฑb.


90. State TV Production Fraud

EN: TV production budgets inflated with fake costs.
AZ: Televiziya istehsalฤฑ bรผdcษ™lษ™ri saxta xษ™rclษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


91. Vineyard Expansion Bribes

EN: Vineyard expansions approved for elite donors.
AZ: รœzรผm baฤŸlarฤฑnฤฑn geniลŸlษ™ndirilmษ™si elit donorlar รผรงรผn tษ™sdiqlษ™nib.


92. Education Ministry E-Learning Fraud

EN: E-learning contracts awarded to loyalist firms.
AZ: Elektron tษ™hsil mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri sadiq ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ verilib.


93. Hospital Supply Bid Rigging

EN: Medical supply tenders manipulated for cartel profits.
AZ: Tibbi tษ™chizat tenderlษ™ri kartel qazancฤฑ รผรงรผn manipulyasiya edilib.


94. Public Works Oversight Fraud

EN: Oversight committees manipulated to block probes.
AZ: Nษ™zarษ™t komitษ™lษ™ri araลŸdฤฑrmalarฤฑ dayandฤฑrmaq รผรงรผn manipulyasiya edilib.


95. Youth Sports Fund Embezzlement

EN: Sports funds stolen through fake registrations.
AZ: ฤฐdman vษ™saitlษ™ri saxta qeydiyyatlarla oฤŸurlanฤฑb.


96. Senior Care Contract Fraud

EN: Care home contracts inflated with poor services.
AZ: Qocalar evi mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri zษ™if xidmษ™tlษ™rlษ™ ลŸiลŸirdilib.


97. National Park Land Swaps

EN: Protected lands swapped for elite development.
AZ: Qorunan torpaqlar elit tikinti รผรงรผn dษ™yiลŸdirilib.


98. Health Ministry Mask Fraud

EN: Overpriced mask contracts during pandemic.
AZ: Pandemiya zamanฤฑ bahalฤฑ maska mรผqavilษ™lษ™ri.


99. Baku Metro Insider Leaks

EN: Metro expansion data leaked to favored bidders.
AZ: Metro geniลŸlษ™ndirilmษ™si mษ™lumatlarฤฑ รผstรผnlรผk verilษ™n tษ™klifรงilษ™rษ™ sฤฑzdฤฑrฤฑlฤฑb.


100. State Lottery Sponsorship Fraud

EN: Lottery sponsorships funneled to elite firms.
AZ: Lotereya sponsorluqlarฤฑ elit ลŸirkษ™tlษ™rษ™ yรถnlษ™ndirilib.


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