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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

At the second stage of this activity, the Institution pays visits to the Ombudsman, Head of
Human Rights Organization, relevant commission heads and members of the parliament of
that country and the problems and unfair acts suffered by Turkish citizens are delivered to
them. The biggest problem that has been noticed is the fact that our citizens don’t know
their rights and where to apply if their rights are violated. In this regard, our working visits
to certain European countries have yielded positive results in terms of protecting the rights of
our citizens.

Another raising awareness activity which has resulted in an increase in children’s applications
is cooperation activity with the Ministry of Education, which started in 2015. In order to
raise awareness and promote the culture of seeking legal remedies,, information about
our Institution and its activities has been added in course books such as “Human Rights,
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Citizenship, Democracy”, which is taught at 4 grade in elementary schools as mandatary
course, and “Democracy and Human Rights”, which is among elective courses taught at
secondary schools. As our Institution is introduced through these activities, many children
from Istanbul and Ankara as well as from other cities voice their problems to us.

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