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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
◊ Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA)
◊ European Ombudsman Institute (EOI)
◊ Network of Regional Ombudsmen of Western Balkans
◊ Network of National Ombudsmen of Balkan Region.
Working visits
As the Ombudsman Institution of Türkiye places a great deal of importance to establishing
close collaboration and strengthening relations with the Ombudsman Institutions of other
countries, the Chief Ombudsman as well as the Ombudsmen pay working visits to countries.
The working visits in 2018 to the Ombudsman Institutions or counterpart Institutions of
other countries are listed below:
◊ The Ombudsman Institution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 23-24
January 2018
◊ Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Niger (Le Médiateur de la République du
Niger), 21-23 February 2018
◊ General Inspection Organization of Iran, 27 February-01 March 2018
◊ Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, 10-12 July 2018
◊ Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, 24-26 July 2018
◊ Ombudsman Institution of Tunisia, 03-04 December 2018
In addition, as part of a Project on Spreading the culture of legal remedy, the Institution
paid working visits in 2018 to some European countries where 6 million Turkish citizens live,
which include:
◊ Germany
◊ France
◊ Belgium
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