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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

combined transport by road, rail, sea and inland waters, media service providers,
electronic communication and information services, consumer rights and problems,
local and foreign media organs.

Case Summary
About the Request for Demolition of the Overpass Posing a Danger in Terms of
Life and Property Safety

The applicant stated that there was an overpass constructed years ago on the highway
passing through Yavuz Sultan neighborhood in Derince district of Kocaeli province,
that over time, the overpass was worn out due to factors such as vehicle crashes and
earthquakes, and large metal parts in its body broke off on the welding points, that the
situation at issue posed a danger in terms of life and property safety for pedestrians and
vehicle traffic, and that although the applicant filed an application to our Institution on
the subject and it was announced that the bridge would be renewed in 2019, no action
was initiated so far. The applicant claimed that the bridge was in a very bad condition
and requested that the overpass be demolished and for the elderly and disabled, a
pedestrian overpass with elevators be constructed.

As a result of the examination made by our Institution, it was decided to issue a
Recommendation to the Directorate General of Highways for taking an immediate
action within a certain schedule to renew the pedestrian overpass which was the subject
of the application to ensure the life and property safety.
SCIENCE, ART, CULTURE AND TOURISM

The applications lodged to our Institution on this field include issues such as Scientists,
Scientific Activities and Supports, Actions and Practices of Professional Chambers, and
Intellectual and Artistic Works and Copyrights.
Case Summary

About the Request for Continuation of the Suspended TUBITAK Project of the
Academic Dismissed and Reinstated Later Due to the State of Emergency
The applicant filed an application for the reinstatement of his or her projects whose
implementations were suspended due to his or her dismissal due to the state of emergency.

As a result of the examination made by our Institution, since it was concluded that the
action which was the subject of the application did not constitute unlawfulness within the
framework of both the provisions of the underlying legislation and the scientific explanations
made, a Decision of Refusal was issued.

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