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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

I. MISSION AND DUTY OF OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

The Ombudsman Institution (OI) of the Republic of Türkiye, also known as the
Ombudsman, “was established as a public entity affiliated with the Grand National
Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT), to investigate, research, and make recommendations on matters
of compliance to justice and equity for all kinds of actions, procedures, attitudes, and behaviors
of the administration within a human rights-based framework. The main duty of the
Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Türkiye is to advocate for individuals against
the administration, and it is considered the “conscience” and “lawyer” of the people in
the system that is based on individuals and rights.

The Swedish Royal Ordinance that the king sent to his country from Demirtas (Edirne) on October 26, 1713
concerning the establishment of the Ombudsman system and rules that the Ombudsman should comply with. 1

1
Ombudsman Monthly Bulletin (accessed April 6, 2017); available from https://www.ombudsman.gov.tr/
contents/files/pdf/3-aylik-bulten-03-08-ombudsman.pdf, 2.

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