# Accountability, loading: A survey of open data for enhancing political integrity in the Western Balkans and Türkiye URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/accountability-loading-survey-open-data-enhancing-political-integrity-western-balkans-türkiye Type: Publication or report Published: 2024-02-29 Updated: 2024-02-29 --- 29 February 2024 Political integrity means consistently exercising political power for the common good, independent from private interests, and not leveraging power to maintain the wealth and position of office holders. To minimise the risk of undermining political integrity, it is essential to ensure that political officeholders are free from the undue influence of vested interests, that inclusive and open opportunities exist for influencing decision-making, and that office holders are held accountable for using power for private gain. This report underscores how open data can be used to uphold political integrity in the Western Balkans and Türkiye, focusing on three key areas: political financing, law-making and resource allocation. These three areas are of particular significance for anti-corruption and political integrity in the region given the existing evidence of opaque political finance, the undue influence of vested interests in law-making and favouritism in public contracting. The report analyses and compares 11 datasets pertaining to political integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. ### Related publications ## [Ending Debt Secrecy: Recommendations to the G20 on Anti-Corruption in Sovereign Borrowing and Lending](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/ending-debt-secrecy-g20-recommendations) Publication • 04 September 2026 Recommendations to the G20 to strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in sovereign borrowing and lending ## [Regional Assessment of Integrity in Political Finance in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-political-finance-asia) Publication • 03 September 2026 This report reviews systems across 17 countries to identify the areas of political finance most in need of reform. ## [Monitoring political finance: Compendium of citizen initiatives and good practices](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-political-finance-compendium-of-citizen-initiatives-and-good-practices) Publication • 18 August 2026 This compendium aims to provide ideas for stakeholders interested in monitoring political finance. It presents seven monitoring and disclosure solutions from around the world,… ## [Annual Report 2025](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/annual-report-2025) Publication • 17 July 2026 In 2025, Transparency International pursued its mission to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. ## Priorities - [Political integrity](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/political-integrity) ## Countries - [Kosovo](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/kosovo) - [Türkiye](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/t%C3%BCrkiye) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina) - [North Macedonia](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/north-macedonia) - [Serbia](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/serbia) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/29022024_Accountability_loading_image.PNG?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2024_Report_AccountabilityLoading_EN.pdf)