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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

1.2 Ombudsman Mr. Yahya Akman

s specified in the Constitution, the Republic of Türkiye is a social state governed by
rule of law, respecting human rights by protecting them with its fair law system. The
Aacts and actions of the Administration are subject to judicial control and the public
administrations are obliged to comply with the law. In addition to judicial control of the acts and
actions of the Administration, it is also possible to conduct inspections through administrative
means. One of these inspection means is the one conducted by the Ombudsman. As in
many countries, the Ombudsman Institution in Türkiye examines, investigates, and submits
recommendations concerning all sorts of acts and actions as well as attitudes and behaviours of
the administration within the framework of an understanding of human rights-based justice
and legality and conformity with principles of fairness, through creating an independent and
effective mechanism of complaint concerning the public services. The Constitution, laws as
well as international agreements are of vital importance in terms of protecting human rights.
However, the presence of fundamental rights and freedoms in only written legal instruments
doesn’t mean a lot. Commitment to and confidence in law by the public administration and
users of public power matter a lot in protecting human rights in real terms. At this point, the
Ombudsman Institution contributes highly to raising such awareness and to improving the
public administration’s capacity to produce public services in compliance with the principles
of transparency, accountability and good governance.

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