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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

6.3.4. Activities within the European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO)

Ombudsman Institution of Türkiye is a member of the European Network of
Ombudsmen (ENO).
Secretary General Mr. İbrahim Kılınç, the Head of EU and Foreign Relations
Department Ms. Guniz Ateş and Expert Ms. Hande Hazneci participated in the
th
combined European Ombudsman 25 anniversary and annual ENO digital conference
on 26 October 2020.
Relations with other Networks

Mr. Mustafa Aydın Ertunç, an expert of the Institution, attended the Webinar: On-site
monitoring of the rights of persons with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic on
23 September 2020 co-organised by ENNHRI and the Ombudsman of Georgia.

Bilateral Cooperation Agreements with Ombudsman Institutions of Other
Countries

Since its establishment in 2013, our Institution has signed nine bilateral cooperation
agreements. In this regard, this number has reached ten with the last memorandum
of understanding signed with the Ombudsman of Djibouti in 2020. Other countries
that our Institution signed a memorandum of understanding include Niger, Ukraine,
Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and
Iran.

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