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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

◊ A memorandum of Understanding was signed with Serbia, the Protector of Citizens
(Ombudsman)
◊ The existing Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine, Parliament Commissioner for
Human Rights was updated and signed.

Photo: The Chief Ombudsman Mr. Şeref Malkoç, receiving Mr. Zoran Pasalic, the Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman)
of the Republic of Serbia

Relations with the International Ombudsman Networks and Associations
In 2018, the Ombudsman Institution has maintained its close cooperation with the
international Ombudsman Associations and Networks. As a result of Sofia Declaration,
which was adopted during the Regional Ombudsman Forum on “Protecting Human Rights:
Challenges of Balkan Cooperation” held on 19 November 2018 in Sofia, it was agreed to set
up a Network of National Ombudsmen of Balkan Region. With the Sofia Declaration signed
by our Institution, the number of Ombudsman Networks and Associations of which our
Institution is a member has increased to 8.

In this context, our Institution is currently a member/part of;
◊ International Ombudsman Institute (IOI)

◊ European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO)
◊ Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM)

◊ Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA)

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