The Statutes govern the name and seat of the association, its purpose and the activities it carries out to that end, the requirements for membership, withdrawal and expulsion, its organs, sources of income, ethical principles and the procedure for dissolution. Matters not regulated in the Statutes are governed by the Turkish Civil Code no. 4721, the Associations Act no. 5253, the Associations Regulation and other applicable legislation.
The full text is published in Turkish on the Tüzük page and is authoritative in that language. Amendments adopted by the general assembly are published there.
Overview
Articles 1 to 4 govern the name and seat of the association, its purpose, the activities it carries out to that end, and its operation and the prohibition on political activity. Articles 5 to 8 cover membership, withdrawal from membership, expulsion, and the consequences of the termination of membership.
Articles 9 to 13 govern the organs of the association. This part sets out the composition, powers, convening and decision-making procedure of the general assembly, and the composition and duties of the board, the audit committee and the disciplinary committee.
From Article 14 onwards the Statutes govern the association's income, dissolution, ethical principles, working committees and commissions, internal rules, borrowing procedures, statutory books and internal audit. Articles 21 and 22 name the founding members and the members of the interim board.
Internal rules
The procedures and principles governing the application of the Statutes are laid down in rules prepared and adopted by the board, provided that they do not conflict with the Statutes. The application of the ethical principles is governed by the Code of Ethics, and the working procedure of the disciplinary committee by the Disciplinary and Ethics Rules. No new ground for expulsion beyond those in the Statutes may be created by such rules, and the rights of members to be heard and to appeal may not be restricted by them.
Rules are published in the members area as they are adopted.
The registry number of the association in the Associations Information System is 06-162-173. A copy of the Statutes bearing the approval of the Directorate of Associations may be obtained from the seat of the association upon written request.