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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

into account the fact that the subject of the sexual assault and harassment allegations
constitutes a criminal offense, the relevant documents and camera records, if any,
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to be examined for an effective investigation, and a Referral Decision was issued
for administrative investigation by taking the statements of the witnesses and public
officers to be determined. In the response letter, it was stated that the case was referred
to the Directorate for Guidance and Inspection so that the necessary examination and
investigation would be undertaken.
Activities on the Field of Women’s Rights

➢ Preparations for the Fourth National Action Plan on Combating Violence
Against Women

Our Institution participated in Focus Group meetings held within the framework of the
Preparations for 4 National Action Plan on Combating Violence Against Women by
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the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, and in this context, the “Preparatory
Workshop on Fourth National Action Plan on Combating Violence Against Women”
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held online on 20 October 2020.
➢ 2020 Meeting of the Monitoring Committee on Violence against Women

The 2020 meeting of the “Monitoring Committee on Violence against Women” was
held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Services in
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Ankara on 24 December 2020 with the participation of the Minister of Justice and
the Minister of Interior. Ms. Celile Özlem Tunçak, the Ombudsman responsible for
women’s rights, represented our Institution in the 14th Meeting of the Monitoring
Committee on Violence against Women.

• The Institution participated in the online meeting held on 21/05/2020 regarding
the sharing of the outputs of the “Increasing the Organizational Capacity of
the Women and Children Sections of the Gendarmerie General Command”
project, carried out in cooperation with the General Command of Gendarmerie
and the Lithuanian Police Department.
• The Institution participated in the online seminar held on 24 October 2020
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regarding the promotion of the research “Impact of United Nations Human
Rights Treaties in Türkiye: 1999 - 2020” by the researchers of The Center for
Global Public Law in Koç University.
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• Institutional contributions were made for the preparation of the CEDAW 8
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Periodic Country Report and the monitoring and evaluation of the 3 National
Action Plan on Combating Violence Against Women (2016-2020).

2 Referral Decision dated 19/03/2020 on the application no. 2020/4860

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