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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

In the examination made by our Institution, it was stated that the applicant’s class
C occupational health and safety certificate was confiscated with the decision of the
commission established in accordance with Article 9 of Law No.7081, that a criminal
case was filed against the applicant and that a security measure was imposed on him
or her; consequently, it was determined that the decision taken was in accordance
with the procedure and the law. In this respect, it was observed that the applicant’s
class C occupational health and safety certificate was suspended with the decision of
the commission established by Law No.7081, that the relevant decision was justified
within the scope of the authority granted in the text of the article, and that the decision
taken was in accordance with the procedure and the law; based on the conclusion and
opinion that the applicant’s request should be refused, it was decided to issue Decision
of Refusal on the application.
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

In the applications of children who have applied by accessing the children’s website
of Ombudsman Institution in 2020, it has been observed that during the pandemic
period, there was an increase in requests for social assistance and general-purpose loans
due to problems in accessing lessons in the distance education period, decreased or
insufficient household income due to reasons such as their parents being unemployed
or on unpaid leave. In this regard, it has been aimed to support children in need by
concluding the applications urgently in cooperation with the administrations, especially
the relevant Governorates, District Governorates and Municipalities according to the
content of application.

The applications evaluated within the framework of the children’s right to education,
which make up the majority of the applications made in the field of children’s rights
every year, have a wide distribution. These applications range from degrading treatment
in an educational setting to shortcomings of schools regarding special education areas
and transportation facilities, failure to meet the current needs of children due to
insufficient physical capacity of school buildings, violation of the right to healthy food
in school canteens, lack of public transportation facilities allocated to students in school
transport provided by local administrations, insufficient counseling services in schools
and dormitories for children in need of protection and care, and situation of a child
staying in a penal institution.

Case Summaries
About the Request for Benefiting from Home Care Service in the Context of
Effective Use of the Children’s Right to Health

The child applicant stated that he or she is 9 years old and that as he or she has type 1
diabetes, he or she pricked her own finger 8 times a day, that there were homologous

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