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World Continuous Auditing & Reporting Symposia

by CARLAB, Rutgers University

Public Sector Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Governance & Technology Symposium

PSAFAGTS

(Date, ........................)

In-Person & Virtual Conference

Organisers

Trakya University & Gedik University & Ankara Social Science University

ASSECO, Istanbul, Türkiye

Conference Honorary Presidents
Dr.İlhan Hatipoğlu, Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance
Prof.Dr.Mustafa Hatipler, Rector, Trakya University

Conference President for WCARS
Prof.Dr.Miklos Vasarhelyi - WCARS
Chair, Organising Committee for WCARS
Prof.Dr.Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt, Trakya University, Türkiye,
Senior Fellow CARLAB, Rutgers- WCARS

Conference President for PSAFAGTS
Prof.Dr.Mehmet Erkan, Gedik University, Türkiye
Assoc.Prof. Halis Kıral, Ankara Social Science University, Türkiye

Solution Partners
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Ankara Social Science University
Trakya University
Gedik University
KİDDER (Association of Public Internal Auditors)
MOMDER (School of Finance Graduates Association)
ASSECO
PwC Türkiye

Conference Publishing Presidents
Prof.Dr. Adriana Tiron-Tutor, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Prof.Dr.Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt, Trakya University, Türkiye

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Adriana Tiron-Tudor,
Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
https://www.ifac.org/who-we-are/adriana-tiron-tudor

Prof.Dr. Miklos Vasarhelyi,
Rutgers University, Business School, CARLAB, USA
https://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty/miklos-vasarhelyi

Dr. Nazmi Zarifi GÜRKAN
Director of General Accounting
Republic of Türkiye
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
https://muhasebat.hmb.gov.tr/genel-mudur

Dr.Bahadır Topal
President, Management Board, Association of Turkish Public Internal Auditors
Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist & SSTC Coordinator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahadir-topal-19a96b37/

Prof.Dr.Hanneke du PREEZ
Head of Taxation Department, University of Pretoria
https://www.up.ac.za/taxation/view/staffprofile/8587

Scientific Committee

Prof.Dr. Bernur AÇIKGÖZ, Katip Çelebi University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Miklos VASARHELYI, Rutgers University, USA

Prof.Dr. İbrahim Atilla ACAR, Katip Çelebi University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Serhat YANIK, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Michael ALLES, Rutgers University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Hakan Hakkı YILMAZ, TEPAV | Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye

Prof. Dr Andreas G. Koutoupis, University of Thessaly, Larissa-Greece & Chairman, KnR Governance, Risk, Compliance & Internal Audit Services, Athens, Greece

Prof.Dr. Mehmet Barca, Ankara Social Science University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Barry RIDER, Cambridge University, UK

Prof.Dr. Diana KOPEVA, UNWE, Bulgaria

Prof.Dr. Ahmet KESİK, Ret.General Directorate of Budget and Financial Control, Department Head Office, Ministry of Finance, Türkiye

Prof.Dr.Harpreet KAUR, National Law University, India

Prof.Dr. Burcu Yavuz TİFTİKÇİOĞLU, Vice Rector, Kültür University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Athanasios MANDILAS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Güçlü ÇİÇEK, Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Pratiti Nayak, KIIT University, India

Prof.Dr. Hakan TAŞTAN, Ret.Kırklareli University, Tax Sworn Accountant, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Roshima SAID, Rector, Kedah Branch, University Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia

Prof.Dr. Jovanka BILJAN, University of St Kliment Ohridski, Macedonia

Prof.Dr. Sanel JAKUPOVIC, Pan-European University "APEIRON" Banja Luka, Bosna and Herzegovina

Prof.Dr. FAISAL, D.Alfordy University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Güçlü ÇELİK, Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Zsuzsanna SZELES, University of Sopron, Hungary

Prof.Dr. Gökhan KARAHAN, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA

Prof.Dr. Nikolay SHTEREV, University of National World and Economy, Bulgaria

Prof.Dr. Oğuzhan AYDEMİR, Namık Kemal University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Erkan ÖZTÜRK, Kırklareli University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Elisabeth PAULET, ICN Business School

Prof.Dr. Halim BAJRAKTAR, University of Prizren, Kosovo

Prof.Dr. Çiğdem BOZ, Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Ziyaeddin BILDIRICI, Ret. Anadolu University,

Öncü Certified Public Accountant and Auditing Company

Prof.Dr. Ayşe PAMUKÇU, Marmara University, Türkiye

Prof.Dr. Elenora STANCEVA, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria

Assoc.Prof. Özkan SARISOY, Namık Kemal University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Yenal ARSLAN, Ankara Social Science University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Hussein Issa, Rutgers Business School, USA

Assoc.Prof. Raşit GÜLTEKİN, Trakya University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Halis KIRAL, Ankara Social Science University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Hacı Ömer KÖSE, Turkish Court of Accounts, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Elif Ayşe Şahin İPEK, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Süleyman DİKMEN, Süleyman Demirel UNiversity, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. MERVE KILIÇ KARAMAHMUTOĞLU, Samsun University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Aysun Atagan ÇETİN, Trakya University, Türkiye

Assoc.Prof. Oxana Yu KOGUT, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Dr. Leonard W. VONACFE, CEO, Fraud Auditing, Inc., USA

Dr. Ahmet KAVAK, Tax Sworn Accountant, Coordinator for Tax Dep, PwC, Türkiye

Dr. Mehmet BÜLBÜL, Ret.Ministry of Finance, Türkiye

Dr. Hakan VELIOGLU, Association of Public Internal Auditors, Türkiye

Dr. Ali Yıldırım EKER, Head of Department, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, DG of PFM and Transformation

Dr. Richard ALEXANDER, SOAS, London, UK

Dr. Ümit ARSLAN, Ministry of Health, Türkiye

Dr. Nazmi Zarifi GÜRKAN, President, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Ankara, Türkiye

Dr. Coşkun CANGÖZ TEPAV | Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye

Dr. Veli KAPLAN, K2, Integrity, Senior Director, Abu Dhabi

Dr.Geetha A. RUBASUNDRAM, Forensic Accountant, Bahrain

Dr.Turan SERDENGEÇTİ, Prev.General Director of Incentives and Implementation, Türkiye

Advisory Committee

Oral LEVENDER, Ret. President, Edirne City, Ministry of Finance, Türkiye

Talha APAK, Tax Sworn Accountant, Journalist, Istanbul, Türkiye

Türkben PEDÜK, Tax Sworn Accountant, Türkiye

Vinod KASYHAP, Head of Indian Delegation, ISO TC 295 “Audit Data Services, India

Bahadır TOPAL, President of K Internal Auditor, Turkiye

Osman Aşkın ÖZERTAŞ, Ret. Head Investigator, Turkish Airlines, Türkiye

Arif YILDIRIM, Tax Sworn Accountant, Türkiye

Mehmet Sait ARCAGÖK, Ministry of Treasurt and Finance, Türkiye

Süleyman Ecevit ŞANLI, Presidenf TABA-AMCHAM, Türkiye

Buket DOĞAN, Director, Reseach & Development and Project Development, ASSECO, Türkiye

Organizing Committee

Assoc.Prof.Dr. İffet KESİMLİ , Kırklareli University, Türkiye

Asst.Prof.Dr. Osman YILMAZCAN, Istanbul Gedik University, Türkiye

Res.Assist. Yağmur YAVUZ, Istanbul Gedik University, Türkiye

Res.Assist. Mehmet Sıddık POLAT, Istanbul Gedik University, Türkiye

Res.Assist. Songül YILDIZ, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D.Student Muhabbat KURBANOVA, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D.Student Aslı SELVİ, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D.Student Fusün KALAYCI, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D. Student Mehmet ÇAKIR, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D. Student Buket Taştan KÖYDEM, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Ph.D Student Hazal TÜKÜÇ, Accounting & Finance Ph.D.Programme, Trakya University, Türkiye

Expert Rauf ERCAN, Accounting & Finance

Expert Ufuk DUYMAZ, Accounting & Finance, Trakya Technopark

Call for Papers for

WORLD CONTINUOUS AUDITING SYMPOSIUM (WCARS)

This is a peer-reviewed virtual and in-person symposium. Please send your 500-word abstract or full paper by ....................., to miklosv@business.rutgers.edu, kiymetcaliyurtconference@gmail.com, and wcarstrakya@gmail.com

Please find the style for your structured abstract

Purpose
Design/methodology/approach
Findings
Originality
Research limitations/implications
Practical implications
Social implications
Economic implications

Please include your ORCID number and six keywords in your abstract/full paper.

Your presentation title, keyword, and content should mention something from both Group 1 and Group 2.

Group 1: new technologies

Artificial intelligence (Computer vision, fuzzy logic, expert systems, robotics, machine learning, neural networks/deep learning, natural language processing, generative AI)

Cybersecurity (application security, cloud security, critical infrastructure security, data security, endpoint security, IoT (Internet of Things), security, mobile security, network security),

Text analyzing (Word frequency, collocation, concordance, N-grams, entity recognition, dictionary tagging)

business transformation (business model transformation, process automation and optimization, digital product and service innovation, employee empowerment and engagement, customer experience)

Blockchain (public, private, consortium, and hybrid)

Cloud computing (private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, multi-clouds)

Metaverse (virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), web-based, social, gaming, business and enterprise, education and training, healthcare)

XBRL taxonomies

Smart contract (Ethereum, Binance bright chain (BSC), Tron, arbitral, Cardano, Solana, Polygon, Legoland, avalanche, and tezos)

Optical character recognition (Simple OCR software, intelligent character recognition software (ICR), Intelligent word recognition)

Sophisticated reporting dashboards (strategic, operational, analytical, tactical)

Gamification (Educational, primary, secondary, business)

Group 2:

Any issues in accounting ( financial, cost, managerial …) , financial reporting ( IFRS, GAAS ), auditing (external auditing, internal auditing, public auditing,…), controlling (internal control procedure, COSO framework), non-financial reporting (ESG reporting - environment, social, governance, carbon, energy, waste, water, solid - ), integrated reporting, performance reporting, quality reporting, capacity reporting, efficiency reporting, fraud examination ( financial statement fraud, corruption, asset misappropriation, customer fraud … ), finance, taxation, assurance, business ethics, accountability.

REGISTRATION TO SYMPOSIA

This is a peer-reviewed symposium. Our speakers and attendances are invited. If you would like to attend or be a sponsor for the conference, please send an email to

miklosv@business.rutgers.edu

kiymetcaliyurtconference@gmail.com

wcarstrakya@gmail.com

Call for Papers for

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AUDITING, GOVERNANCE & TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
You can send your 500-word abstract / 15-20 page paper about the following titles; however, you can also send any research paper on public finance management to publicsectorsymposium@gmail.com by September 15th, 2025.

- Strategic Public Management
- Sustainability Reporting in Public Companies

- Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5018 and its application
- Carbon Issues in Public Companies
- Strategic Planning Experiences in Public Institutions

- AI Application in the Public Sector
- The Importance of Institutionalization in Public Institutions

- Fraud Prevention Techniques in the Public Sector
- Cooperation of Public Institutions with Stakeholders

- Continuous Education and Need of CPE Application in the Public Sector
- Strategic Planning in Public Administration

- Recent Announcement and Applications by IPSAS
- Strategic Planning Experience of Municipalities

- Issues on Public-Private Partnership
- Performance Indicators in Public Management

- Human Resources Issues in the Public Sector
- Administrative Systems and Accountability/Transparency
- Civil Society Organisations and Governance
- Governance and Local Government
- Role of Civil Society Organizations in Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Public Economics and Tax Policy
- Fiscal Law International Affairs
- International Organisations and Governance
- Constitutional/Public Law

Publishing Opportunities

Selected presentations will be published in ;

- JETA by AAA

- International Journal on Public Sector Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Governance & Technology

- Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application ( Scopus-indexed Book Series in Springer )

https://www.springer.com/series/13615

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Adriana Tiron-Tudor, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania https://www.ifac.org/who-we-are/adriana-tiron-tudor

Prof.Dr. Miklos Vasarhelyi, Rutgers University, Business School, CARLAB, USA https://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty/miklos-vasarhelyi

Dr. Nazmi Zarifi GÜRKAN Director of General Accounting Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance https://muhasebat.hmb.gov.tr/genel-mudur

Dr.Bahadır Topal President, Management Board, Association of Turkish Public Internal Auditors Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist & SSTC Coordinator https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahadir-topal-19a96b37/

Prof.Dr.Hanneke du PREEZ Head of Taxation Department, University of Pretoria https://www.up.ac.za/taxation/view/staffprofile/8587

Scientific Committee

Advisory Committee

Organizing Committee​​​

​

Call for Papers for

WORLD CONTINUOUS AUDITING SYMPOSIUM (WCARS)

​

This is a peer-reviewed virtual and in-person symposium. Please send your 500-word abstract or full paper by ....................., to miklosv@business.rutgers.edu, kiymetcaliyurtconference@gmail.com, and wcarstrakya@gmail.com

​

Please find the style for your structured abstract

Purpose

Design/methodology/approach

Findings

Originality

Research limitations/implications

Practical implications

Social implications

Economic implications

​​

Please include your ORCID number and six keywords in your abstract/full paper.

​

Your presentation title, keyword, and content should mention something from both Group 1 and Group 2.

​

Group 1: new technologies

​

Artificial intelligence (Computer vision, fuzzy logic, expert systems, robotics, machine learning, neural networks/deep learning, natural language processing, generative AI)

​

Cybersecurity (application security, cloud security, critical infrastructure security, data security, endpoint security, IoT (Internet of Things), security, mobile security, network security),

​

Text analyzing (Word frequency, collocation, concordance, N-grams, entity recognition, dictionary tagging)

business transformation (business model transformation, process automation and optimization, digital product and service innovation, employee empowerment and engagement, customer experience)

​

Blockchain (public, private, consortium, and hybrid)

​

Cloud computing (private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, multi-clouds)

​

Metaverse (virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), web-based, social, gaming, business and enterprise, education and training, healthcare)

​

XBRL taxonomies

​

Smart contract (Ethereum, Binance bright chain (BSC), Tron, arbitral, Cardano, Solana, Polygon, Legoland, avalanche, and tezos)

​

Optical character recognition (Simple OCR software, intelligent character recognition software (ICR), Intelligent word recognition)

​

Sophisticated reporting dashboards (strategic, operational, analytical, tactical)

​

Gamification (Educational, primary, secondary, business)

​

Group 2:

​

​

REGISTRATION TO SYMPOSIA

This is a peer-reviewed symposium. Our speakers and attendances are invited. If you would like to attend or be a sponsor for the conference, please send an email to

miklosv@business.rutgers.edu

kiymetcaliyurtconference@gmail.com

wcarstrakya@gmail.com

Call for Papers for

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AUDITING, GOVERNANCE & TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM You can send your 500-word abstract / 15-20 page paper about the following titles; however, you can also send any research paper on public finance management to publicsectorsymposium@gmail.com by September 15th, 2025.

- Strategic Public Management - Sustainability Reporting in Public Companies

- Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5018 and its application - Carbon Issues in Public Companies - Strategic Planning Experiences in Public Institutions

- AI Application in the Public Sector - The Importance of Institutionalization in Public Institutions

- Fraud Prevention Techniques in the Public Sector - Cooperation of Public Institutions with Stakeholders

- Continuous Education and Need of CPE Application in the Public Sector - Strategic Planning in Public Administration

- Recent Announcement and Applications by IPSAS - Strategic Planning Experience of Municipalities

- Issues on Public-Private Partnership - Performance Indicators in Public Management

Publishing Opportunities

Registration

After registering, please send your bank payment document to publicsectorsymposium@gmail.com

Prof. Dr. Adriana Tiron-Tudor,
Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
https://www.ifac.org/who-we-are/adriana-tiron-tudor

Prof.Dr. Miklos Vasarhelyi,
Rutgers University, Business School, CARLAB, USA
https://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty/miklos-vasarhelyi

Dr. Nazmi Zarifi GÜRKAN
Director of General Accounting
Republic of Türkiye
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
https://muhasebat.hmb.gov.tr/genel-mudur

Dr.Bahadır Topal
President, Management Board, Association of Turkish Public Internal Auditors
Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist & SSTC Coordinator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahadir-topal-19a96b37/

Prof.Dr.Hanneke du PREEZ
Head of Taxation Department, University of Pretoria
https://www.up.ac.za/taxation/view/staffprofile/8587

Organizing Committee

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AUDITING, GOVERNANCE & TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
You can send your 500-word abstract / 15-20 page paper about the following titles; however, you can also send any research paper on public finance management to publicsectorsymposium@gmail.com by September 15th, 2025.

- Strategic Public Management
- Sustainability Reporting in Public Companies

- Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5018 and its application
- Carbon Issues in Public Companies
- Strategic Planning Experiences in Public Institutions

- AI Application in the Public Sector
- The Importance of Institutionalization in Public Institutions

- Fraud Prevention Techniques in the Public Sector
- Cooperation of Public Institutions with Stakeholders

- Continuous Education and Need of CPE Application in the Public Sector
- Strategic Planning in Public Administration

- Recent Announcement and Applications by IPSAS
- Strategic Planning Experience of Municipalities

- Issues on Public-Private Partnership
- Performance Indicators in Public Management

After registering, please send your bank payment document to
publicsectorsymposium@gmail.com