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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

In 2018, we have observed an increase in the applications most of which are individual
applications, and also the applications filed by legal persons such as the civil society
organizations and professional organizations. Increased trust in the Ombudsman as well as
improved cooperation with the Ombudsman may be regarded as the reason of this increase in
the applications.

In the field of human rights, the following matters are handled by our Institution:

◊ right to life,
◊ protection of material and moral interests,

◊ ill-treatment,
◊ freedom of expression,

◊ personal liberty and safety,
◊ freedom of thought, conscience, religion and worship,

◊ right of privacy and protection of personal data,
◊ freedom of assembly and association,
◊ prevention of all forms of discrimination,

◊ freedom to vote and to be elected,
◊ immunity of domicile,

◊ right to travel and right of establishment,
◊ disorderly conducts and behaviors,

◊ applications of convicts, victims of terror and duty,
◊ prohibition of forced labor,

◊ prevention of enjoyment of right to information and petition, etc.
In addition to the above-mentioned subject matters, there are other categories of rights such
as women’s rights, children’s rights, disability rights, rights of refugees and asylum seekers,
which are separately and specifically handled, and therefore they are not mentioned under the
human rights category but in the relevant sections of this Report.

Case summaries

The applicant stated that his convicted son was treated badly while he was being transferred
to another prison, that his son’s lawyer confirmed this incident, and that his son experienced
severe psychologic trauma due to this event and therefore he asked our Institution to examine
this event.

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