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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

study visit conducted to Edirne province to examine the allegations and the situation
of the immigrants on site. We shared the report with the world ombudsman offices,
human rights institutions and the public.

➢ The Armenian Armed Forces attacked innocent civilians of Azerbaijan between
the dates 27 September - 10 November 2020. 94 civilian Azerbaijani citizens lost
their lives, 414 civilians were injured in these attacks, in which long-range missiles,
artillery fire and other weapons were used in a region far from the war. Also, places
of worship, schools, public buildings and apartments were destroyed in these
attacks. As an institution, we prepared the “Report on Human Rights Violations
by the Armenian Armed Forces During Azerbaijan-Armenia War” as a result of
our on-site investigations and findings regarding the human rights violations that
occurred as a result of attacks of Armenia. In this report, we presented the human
rights violations committed by Armenia to the world public with all objectivity and
openness, and shared with the relevant parties. We called on international human
rights institutions and ombudsman institutions of other countries not to remain
silent.

➢ We organized meetings in Kocaeli, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Nevşehir, Kilis, Trabzon,
Mersin, Muş, Bingöl and Iğdır provinces. We organized conferences on “Justice,
Law and Ombudsman Institution” at various universities. We also organized meetings
with university students on social media.

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➢ In 2020, we also published the 2 İstanbul International Ombudsman Conference
Booklet (Turkish and English), Ombudsman Institution Bulletins and Ombudsman
Academic Journal on a regular basis.

➢ We continued to distribute our Manual on Good Administration Principles to the
public institutions and organizations. In addition, we continued to distribute the
English version to the other ombudsman institutions around the world.

Within the scope of international relations in 2020, we visited Djibouti Ombudsman
Institution, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, attended UN UPR (Universal
Periodic Review Mechanism) meeting and visited Nakhichevan. Within the scope of
the activities of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsmen Association,
online meetings with the Moroccan Mediator (Ombudsman), and with the Iranian
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Ombudsman were held. Also, the 1 and 2 Board of Directors of the Organization
of Islamic Cooperation (OICOA) were held online. We conducted a working visit to
Azerbaijan. We held a meeting with the Ombudsmen of the Turkic Speaking Countries
via video conference on 4 November 2020 for the establishment of the Association of
Ombudsmen of the Turkic Speaking Countries.

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