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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

2.5.2 Institutional Meetings and Events

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2 Istanbul International Ombudsman Conference (18-19 November 2019)

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The “2 Istanbul International Ombudsman Conference” was held on 18-19
November 2019 under the theme “Principles of Good Administration” with the
purpose of obtaining information about the best practices in the world, exchanging
experiences and reinforcing cooperation in the protection and development of
human rights regarding the role of the Ombudsman in the Principles of Good
Administration.
The conference was attended by nearly 200 Ombudsmen and human rights advocates
of 60 countries from 5 continents, including, inter alia, South Africa, Niger, Kenya,
Malawi, Lithuania, Croatia, Italy, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam,
Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and it was organised on 18 November
2019 at Dolmabahçe Palace with the participation of H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
President of Türkiye. The conference, which started with the opening remarks of H.E.
Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, continued with speeches by the Speaker of the Grand
National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT), Mr. Mustafa Şentop, President of the Court of
Cassation, Mr. İsmail Rüştü and Chief Ombudsman, Mr. Şeref Malkoç.
The 2-day-long International Ombudsman Conference, held under four sessions, was
attended by the President of Religious Affairs, Mr. Ali Erbaş, President of the Petition
Committee of the GNAT, Ms. Mihrimah Belma Satır, Ombudsmen Mr. Arif Dülger,
Ms. Celile Özlem Tunçak, Mr. Hüseyin Yürük, Mr. Sadettin Kalkan, Mr. Yahya Akman,
Secretary General, Mr. İbrahim Kılınç, public authorities and academics.
During the Conference,

➢ General Assembly Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Ombudsman Association (OICOA) was held and Chief Ombudsman of the
Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Şeref Malkoç was elected Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the OICOA.

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