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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

1.5 Ombudsman Ms. Celile Özlem Tunçak

In compliance with the Paris Principles, the Ombudsman Institution gained a
constitutional ground with the amendment and paragraph added to Article 74 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye titled VII. Right of petition, right to information
and appeal to the Ombudsman, “The Institution of the Ombudsman established under
the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye examines complaints on the functioning of the
administration.” Its effectiveness and independence have been guaranteed by the
provisions of the Ombudsman Law No. 6328.

The Ombudsman Institution has become a strong voice of public conscience within
a very short period of time thanks to the independent studies and research conducted
on the basis of the rule of law, democracy, the development of respect for human
rights, as well as the sense of responsibility towards the society. Our Institution’s task
is not only to evaluate applications, but also to raise the awareness of citizens about
their rights, to raise awareness on national and international level and to encourage
cooperation between all stakeholders such as administrations, civil society organisations
and universities.

According to Article 7 of the Ombudsman Law No. 6328, the Ombudsman has been
assigned to deal with applications concerning women’s and children’s rights. It has been
regulated by the Implementing Regulation of the mentioned Law that if the complaint

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