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THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE

Ombudsman Ms. Celile Özlem Tunçak

With the Law No. 6328 on the Ombudsman Institution, which came into force in
2012, the Ombudsman Institution was established as a public legal human rights
institution with a special budget affiliated to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye,
to examine, investigate and issue recommendations in terms of compliance with law
and fairness, in an understanding of justice based on human rights, of all kinds of acts,
actions, attitudes and behaviors of the administration and started to receive applications
as of 29.03.2013.

The right to apply to the Ombudsman is a constitutional right, and the Ombudsman
Institution primarily undertakes important duties for the protection and defense of the
rights of the citizens who are in a weaker position against the administration that uses
the public power.
The Ombudsman Institution has managed to become a strong voice of public
conscience in a very short time, thanks to the independent and impartial investigations
and researches it carries out on the basis of the rule of law, democracy, development of
respect for human rights, as well as the understanding of responsibility towards society.
The task of the Ombudsman Institution is not limited to examining applications, but also
to raise awareness of citizens about their rights and ways to seek legal remedies, to raise
awareness in national and international environments, and to encourage cooperation
between all stakeholders such as administrations, non-governmental organizations and
universities.

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