On 17 February 2025, Chief Ombudsman Mr. Mehmet Akarca met with the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA) Board of Directors, of which he holds the Presidency, in an online meeting.
Details...On 23 January 2025, the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar, Ms. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, and her accompanying delegation paid a visit to the Chief Ombudsman of Türkiye, Mr. Mehmet Akarca.
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Georgia visit of the Delegation of the Ombudsman Institution of Republic of Türkiye
Chief Ombudsman of Türkiye Şeref Malkoç and the accompanying delegation including Ombudsman Ms.Celile Özlem Tunçak paid a visit to Georgia to participate in the International Conference on “The Rights of the Elderly and the Role of Ombudsman and Mediation Institutions” which was organized jointly by the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia and the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen. Mr. Malkoç, made a speech at the conference on rights of elder people and the impact of COVID-19. In his speech he gave information about the work of the Ombudsman Institution of Türkiye during the Covid-19 outbreak, the complaints received, and activities carried out during this process on rights of elder people in particular.
Chief Ombudsman Mr.Şeref Malkoç and the accompanying delegation met with the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee Mikheil Sarjveladze on 26 September 2022. During the meeting, the importance of cooperation in the field of human rights and the Ombudsmen in this sense was mentioned.
Chief Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç met with Minister of Justice of Georgia Rati Bregadze. During the meeting, Mr. Bregadze gave detailed information about the work of the Ministry; he emphasized the importance of the Ombudsman Institution in terms of democracy and human rights and stated that they attach great importance to the recommendations of the Ombudsman in this context. Mr. Malkoç also gave information about the activities of Ombudsman Institution of Türkiye.
Turkish Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç and his delegation met with the President of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Ms. Nino Kadagidze. Ms.Kadagidze gave information about the judicial system in Georgia and asked questions about the mandate and activities of the Ombudsman Institution in Türkiye. Ombudsman Malkoç and his accompanying delegation visited the museum in the court building after the meeting.
Chief Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç had a bilateral meeting with the Ombudsman of Georgia Nino Lomjaria. During the meeting, the work that can be carried out to further the cooperation between the Ombudsman Institutions of the two countries were discussed.
Within the scope of the visit to Georgia, Chief Ombudsman Malkoç and the delegation met with the Representative of Turkish Maarif Foundation in Georgia, Ali Sedat Aslan and got information about the work of the Foundation.
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