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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

1.5 Ombudsman Ms. Celile Özlem Tunçak

ested with broad power to protect and strengthen human rights, our Institution
cooperates with the civil society organizations, gathers the civil society organizations
Vthat are specialized in different areas, and encourages cooperation between these
organizations and the Administration, improves its relations and cooperation with the media,
and attaches great importance to being accessible by all the segments of the society, particularly
by the vulnerable/disadvantaged groups in society. Considering the nature of its activities, our
Institution is characterized as an independent national human rights institution acting in
cooperation with national and international actors.

The working principle of the Institution is based on an approach which is individual-oriented,
and it aims at eliminating any unjust treatment.
My areas of responsibility for the year 2018 include “Labor and Social Security”, “Human
Rights”, “Women’s Rights”, “Children’s Rights”, “Protection of Family”, “Disability Rights”,
“Population, Citizenship, Refugee and Asylum Rights” and “Social Services”.

One of the weakest and most fragile segments of the society is children. Thus, according to
the paragraph f of the Article 7 of the Ombudsman Law No. 6328, one Ombudsman has been
assigned to deal with applications concerning women’s and children rights. Any application
filed to our Institution regarding these rights is considered as a significant area in terms of
protecting and promoting human rights, and these applications are carefully examined taking
into consideration of all the rights guaranteed in the Convention on the Rights of the Children

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