The aim of the seminar is to discuss the civil society participation to the legislative process, including the problems they faced. Opening speeches are made by Dr. İrfan Neziroğlu (Chairman of Turkish Association of Legislation), Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu (Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey), Özdemir Özok (Chairman of Turkish Bar Association) and Köksal Toptan (Speaker of Turkish Parliament).
The first session of the seminar is chaired by Prof. Dr. Zühtü Arslan. Dr. Birol Akgün from Selçuk University made a speech about the theoretical background of civil society participation. The second presentation is made by Davut Karataş, DG of Laws and Resolutions in the Prime Ministry, on the CSOs participation during the preparation of government bills. Dr. İrfan Neziroğlu, Chairman of Turkish Association of Legislation, talked about the case studies in different parliaments with regard to the civil society participation. Finally Dr. Fahri Bakırcı made his presentation on civil society participation in Turkish Parliament.
The second session is reserved for the representatives of civil society organizations. Representatives from more than 80 different CSOs participated the seminar. All representatives are given floor to explain their opinions on this subject. They also talked about the difficulties they faced during the participation in parliament.
This is the first seminar in Turkish parliament, attended by so many CSOs representatives. We hope it will positively affect the civil society participation in Turkish Parliament.
The first session of the seminar is chaired by Prof. Dr. Zühtü Arslan. Dr. Birol Akgün from Selçuk University made a speech about the theoretical background of civil society participation. The second presentation is made by Davut Karataş, DG of Laws and Resolutions in the Prime Ministry, on the CSOs participation during the preparation of government bills. Dr. İrfan Neziroğlu, Chairman of Turkish Association of Legislation, talked about the case studies in different parliaments with regard to the civil society participation. Finally Dr. Fahri Bakırcı made his presentation on civil society participation in Turkish Parliament.
The second session is reserved for the representatives of civil society organizations. Representatives from more than 80 different CSOs participated the seminar. All representatives are given floor to explain their opinions on this subject. They also talked about the difficulties they faced during the participation in parliament.
This is the first seminar in Turkish parliament, attended by so many CSOs representatives. We hope it will positively affect the civil society participation in Turkish Parliament.