Charter
The organization’s name and headquarters:
Article 1.- The organization’s name is Turkish Association of Legislation. It’s abbreviated name is YASADER. The Organization’s headquarters are located in Ankara. It has no branch offices. It’s address is; Akay Caddesi No: 20/6 Bakanlıklar-Ankara.
The objectives of the organization:
Article 2.- The organization’s objective is to foster the science and technicality of legislation, provide the necessities for the development of a national and international level of information on these topics for employers, organize scientific events on the topic of legislation and to furthermore, attend these events as this is the primary purpose of the organization.
Activities of the organization:
Article 3.- Whilst the organization is responsible for putting the aforementioned objectives into effect, it also will conduct the following activities:
1. To support the development in the science and technicality of legislation through comparative studies of legislation and to support the necessary drive to develop research in this field.
2. To support and give priority to the research and development of the national legislation in par with the European Union Legislation and to especially adopt the fundamental concepts in the law of the European Union to the Turkish legislative system.
3. To establish relations, collaborate and ensure coordination with all official channels, both national and international associations and bodies with first and foremost, the European Union Legislation, legal entities, universities, institutions, unions, professional institutions, organizations, foundations and when necessary, become members of national and international institutions.
4. To give importance to the field of active and well-trained professional staffs, and to provide opinions to relevant authorities on this issue.
5. To make the developments in the field of work in legislation available to those interested and opinioned on the issue through periodicals or various other publications and to furthermore introduce the works of the organization to the public.
6. To organize a national and international level of conferences, panel discussions, symposiums, contests, galleries and the equivalent social, cultural and scientific organizations.
7. To purchase,rent out or sell residential property that would deal with the objectives and activities of the organization.
Memebership:
Article 4.- According to the Law on Organizations and other relevant laws, members of the organization are composed of those that do not have any legislative barriers and that are honorary and originally associated with the legislation.
Full-time members: Those that are on duty or that are working on the Legislation can fill out a written application which will then be processed by the Board of Directors who will determine those who may be full-time members of the organization. Full-time members also have the right to elect.
a. Honorary members: Are composed of the selected individuals who have been determined by two full-time members of aiding the organization to fulfill its objectives. Honorary member’s do not have the right to vote. They cannot take positions in the Board of Directors nor the Regulatory Body. If they would like, they may pay monthly fees. They may partake in the discussions of the organization’s Plenary Committee. Furthermore, they are allowed to benefit from the economic and social resources of the organization.
Individuals who held former positions in this field of work in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Secretary of State are honorary members.
Membership Process:
Article 5.- Membership to the organization is made with a written application. Membership is determined by the Board of Directors.
Those who have submitted an application for the approval of being a full-time member will take the Board of Directors a maximum 30 days to process and announce their decision.
b. Applicants who were denied acceptance to membership have the right to apply directly to the Plenary Committee. This type of application must be made upon 30 days of the denied decision to the Board of Directors. The Plenary Committee will then take this into regard and discuss it next time they hold a meeting.
The rights and expectations of the members:
Article 6.- Full-time members are subject to the following rights:
1. Attending the activities of the organization
2. Attending the Plenary Committee meetings and having the right to vote
3. Having the right to run for a position on any of the organization’s association councils.
The expectations from full-time members are:
1. Adhering to the decisions made by the Charter and the Organization’s head authorities.
2. Participating in following through with the objectives of the organization and making sure to not participate in acts which may violate it.
3. Regularly paying the monthly fees that the Plenary Committee has predetermined.
Termination of membership:
Article 7.- Membership of an individual will be terminated if the individual becomes deceased, decides to withdraw membership upon freewill or a decision made by the higher authorities.
Membership of an individual may be terminated on behalf of the Board of Directors if they fail to complete the assignments that the Charter foresees, despite written warning, fail to pay the monthly fee more than three times in a given year or take part in activities that are considered to be violations of the organization’s activities.
Those who have had their membership terminated by the Board of Directors have the right to object to the Plenary Committee. The individual must submit this request within a month of the Board of Director’s decision to terminate his/her membership to the Plenary Committee. The subject matter would be discussed at the first possible Plenary Committee meeting, and would concluded with a decision (if necessary) when all commotion has settled.
Those who have been permanently removed from membership may never be reaccepted for membership. However those who have terminated their membership due to their own decision may be reconsidered for membership later on.
The decision to terminate a membership which would be made by the Board of Directors, and/or if there was an objection made to the Plenary Committee would be concluded by notifying the individual at the address written in the member book.
Members who were both removed from membership due to their own decision or the decision of the Board must pay their accumulated fees.
Monthly Fees:
Article 8.- Members must pay a monthly fee of three million Lira. Those who would like may also pay their membership fees.
Members who have accumulated three months worth of fees may not have the right to vote on the call date of the Plenary Committee meeting. If the accumulating reaches four or more, then Article 7’s arbitration will be applied.
Income of the Organization:
Article 9.- The Organization’s income breakdown is as follows:
a. Membership monthly fees
b. Donations and Aides
c. Income that may come from property ownership, bank interest income
d. Income that may come from activities of the organization
The organization’s accounting year is the calendar year.
Organization bodies:
Article 10.- The bodies of the organization are:
a. Plenary Committee
b. Board of Directors
c. Board of Supervisors
d. Advisory Board
Plenary Committee:
Article 11.- The Plenary Committee is the top decision making body of the organization. It is composed of the full-time members of the organization. Upon be called upon by the Board of Directors, it meets twice a year in June.
The Board of Directors will compose a list of its members to attend the Plenary Committee and from there, the Plenary Committee will notify it’s members fifteen days in advance of location,time and topic of discussion of the meeting in a local newspaper and through advertisements around the Organization’s Headquarters. If there is a condition in which a majority of its members cannot meet and thereby resulting in the cancellation of the meeting, the date, time and location of the second meeting will be determined. The time between the first and second meeting will never be more than seven days. This notification will be mailed out to each member’s address.
A list that will determine who will attend that date, time and location’s topic of discussion will be given to the legal authorities within fifteen days of the meeting.
The Plenary Committee will meet with a majority count and if there is no condition in which the Charter changed or Organization repealed its decisions, members of the meeting with the right to vote may pass a law with majority decision.
If the first meeting cannot constitute a quorum, majority will not be sought in the second meeting. However, the number of people participating in the second meeting must not be less than twice the number of members in the Director and Supervising Boards.
The Plenary Committee’s Discussion Procedure and Topics to adhere to:
Article 12.- The Plenary Committee’s meeting will be made at the time and location determined beforehand. The members will sign beside their names written on the list prepared by the Plenary Committee before the meeting.
If the majority determined by the Organization’s charter is met during the meeting, it will be recorded. The Plenary Committee’s President or the individual selected from the Board of Directors will begin the meeting. If there is a case in which a Government Official cannot attend the meeting, postponement of the meeting is not required. Once the meeting has begun, a Council will be composed consisting of the leading Chairman, a Vice Chairman and two selected bookkeepers. The meeting is under the hands of the Council Chairman. The meeting will be recorded by the selected bookkeepers and the record will be signed by the members of the Council. Once the meeting is ended, the record and documents will be given to the Plenary Committee.
The topic of discussion at the meeting will only be what is on the agenda, and in addition, in the case where 1/10th of the members available in the meeting decide to include another topic to the agenda, the decision must be adhered to.
Voting Procedure
Article 13.- Every member of the Plenary Committee has a right to vote. The member must use their right to vote. Votes for Organization bodies may be made in secret. The results will be announced with an open count during the meeting.
Abnormal Meeting
Article 14.- The Plenary Committee may organize a meeting within a month in the case where 1/5 of the Organization’s entire membership body agrees or the Board of Supervisors gives a written request. The Plenary Committee may also call upon an abnormal meeting upon their own wish.
The Positions and their rights of authority
Article 15.- The following topics are discussed by Plenary Committee where they thereby reach a consensus:
1. Choosing members for the Boards of Directors, Supervisors and Advisory.
2. Reviewing the reports of the Board of Directors and Supervisors and releasing the information to the Plenary Committee
3. Passing or amending the budget that the Board of Directors has set up
4. Determining the monthly membership fees
5. Making decisions about changes in the charter
6. Making the final decision about terminating a membership or responding to the objection made to the Board of Directors about an applicant rejection
7. Making decisions about terminations and assets
8. Purchasing the necessary fixed property for the Organization’s meeting and giving the authority of making sure it’s economic to the Board of Directors
9. Making the decision to become members of international organizations in order to promote the betterment of the organization in an international scale
10. Making the decision of applying for positions that will place the organization amongst the other organizations that work for the betterment of society.
11. Making decisions as to the areas of focus for the next term that the Board of Director’s has requested
12. Bringing forth the requirements the charter and legislation require
Board of Directors:
Article 16.- The Board of Directors is composed of 9 secretly selected permanent members and 5 substitute members voted on by the Plenary Committee. Two year tenure is required. In the situation where the permanent member positions become vacant in the Board of Directors, the substitute members will take their place respectively. But in the case where the member count is still less than half despite the substitutes, then the Plenary Committee will bring together the available members in the Board of Directors or Board of Supervisors in a month.
After the voting procedure for new members from the Plenary Committee meeting, the Board of Directors will hold an election in their first meeting and secretly choose their Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Accountant.
The Chairman to the Board of Directors will represent the Organization and will adhere to the requirements of the Charter and legislation.
The Board of Directors must meet with a majority at least once a month. The Board of Directors Chairman will call a meeting during short notice, or his Vice Chairman will if he is unavailable.
Decisions made in the Board of Directors will be passed with a majority. In the case where the votes need to be equal, the Chair’s vote will count twice. Decisions made in the meeting will be recorded with their date and number and will be signed by all the members of the meeting. Members who are against or abstain may write their situation under the decision.
The Positions and their rights of authority
Article 17.- The Board of Directors is subject to the following rights and positions:
1. Fulfilling the requirements of the Charter, adhering to the decisions made by the Charter and Plenary Committee for the Organization’s policies and ways of practice, setting up a work program and putting it into action.
2. Managing the daily work of the Organization, accepting and terminating memberships.
3. Informing members who haven’t paid their fees for more than three months that they will not be able to use their right to vote during the next meeting held by the Plenary Committee
4. Representing the Organization or appointing one or more individuals to represent the Organization and determining the individual who will make the spending and determining the income allocated and money spent.
5. Making the decision of appointing an individual to take part in activities that the European Union Legislation or any other national or international meeting that may take place.
6. Taking the authority that the Plenary Committee has appointed and finding an economic way of purchasing assets
7. Managing the Organization’s budget, calculating the checks and balances, preparing the budget for the next term and preparing reports about the previous month’s activities to the Plenary Committee
8. Inviting the Plenary Committee to a regular or abnormal meeting
9. Creating work rules and making sure the rules are adhered to.
10. Deciding on whether or not financial aid should be taken or not
11. In the situation where non-Turkish members are accepted to the Organization, the Board of Directors must inform any necessary institution about it.
12. Using the record notebook prescribed by the Law.
13. Bringing forth the duties prescribed in the Constitution and legislation
Board of Supervisors:
Article 18.- The Board of Supervisors is composed of 5 secretly selected permanent members and 3 substitute members voted on by the Plenary Committee with a two year period. Within their first meeting, they must determine a Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer.
If the Board’s member positions become vacant, it will be filled in with the substitute members.
The Positions and their rights of authority
Article 19.- The Board of Supervisors is in charge of making sure that the activities within the Organization match the requirements, control the Organization’s accounts, records and audits the required that the Plenary Committee has ordered. It also audits the Organization internally.
The Board completes its auditing job no more than six months with breaks in between and presents it as a report to the Board of Directors.
A representative of the Board of Supervisors may attend a Board of Directors meeting and propose suggestions too. The Board of Directors will inform the Board of Supervisors the time of the meeting.
Advisory Board:
Article 20.- The Advisory Board is in charge of making sure that the Organization is fulfilling its objectives, being productive, and successful. The Plenary Committee will choose 10 individuals whom they deem are well experienced and will be valuable assets to the Organization and who will compose the Advisory Board.
The tenure for this position is until the next Plenary Committee date. The Advisory Board may re-elect its members.
The Advisory board advises the Board of Directors. It helps the Organization to reach its objectives, complete its activities and be more productive. It also makes suggestions to the Board of Directors about changes in the Charter, officials to remove, reports and projects to plan.
The Advisory Board proposes its suggestions, work and reports in a written format to the Board of Directors. If there points to be connected to the decision, it also arranges that.
The Advisory Board chooses its own Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer. It also determines its own meetings and office procedures. The Board of Directors may invite the Advisory Board with a written notice 15 days in advance. The Board of Director members may also attend this meeting.
Work groups:
Article 21.- Work groups may be formed on the condition that it will find better ways to reach the goals of the organization, provide more wide-scale work and organize projects in more special areas. Honorary members may also take positions in these groups.
Internal auditing:
Article 22.- Internal auditing must be done by the organization’s Board of Supervisors in a way that it fits the paradigms of the Charter and Organization Law.
Changes in the Charter:
Article 23.- Changes in the charter are in the hands of the Plenary Committee. 1/10th of the members attending the Plenary Committee may suggest a change in the Charter and the suggestion may be passed if 2/3 majority votes for it.
Termination and liquidation of assets of the Organization:
Article 24.- The organization may be liquidated if at least 2/3 of the Plenary Committee with rights of vote. If this is not met at the first meeting, this topic will not be re-conducted to find a pass result in the second meeting.
In the case where the organization becomes terminated, all assets will belong to the Plenary Committee and they will decide from there on.
Lack of provisions:
Article 25.- In the case where provisional law is seemed to be lacking or absent, the Organization Legislation, Turkish Civil Law and Debt Law will take action.
Founders:
Article 26.- The founders of the Turkish Association of Legislation are listed below with their name, surname, profession, residency and nationality:
| Name Sur name | Profession | Residency | Nationality |
| İbrahim ARAÇ | Director of Law and Decision of GNAT | Güvenlik Cad. TBMM Lojmanları No. B-1 A. AYRANCI-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Fahri BAKIRCI | Legislative Expert | Mürsel Uluç Mahallesi TBMM Personel Lojmanları No. 4 Daire 2 DİKMEN-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Muhammet BOZ | Legislative Expert | Mürsel Uluç Mahallesi TBMM Personel LojmanlarıNo. 5 Daire 8 Dikmen-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Gündüz DİNÇER | Deputy Director of Law and Decision | Güvenlik Cad. TBMM Lojmanları B-1 Blok No. 12 A. AYRANCI-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Hamit EŞEN | Lawyer | Namık Kemal Mahallesi 3 üncü cadde No. 12/3 MALTEPE-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Semra GÖKÇİMEN | Legislative Expert | Yukarı Bahçelievler Mahallesi 10. Sokak No. 8-9 BAHÇELİEVLER-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Dr. Şeref İBA | Deputy Director of Law and Decision | Güvenlik Caddesi TBMM Lojmanları No. A-1 Blok –8 A.AYRANCI-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Habip KOCAMAN | Legislative Expert | Oran Mahallesi Zühtü Tigrel Cad. A5- 2 nolu giriş ATAKENT/ORAN-ANKARA | T.C. |
| İrfan NEZİROĞLU | Legislative Expert | Mürsel Uluç Mahallesi TBMM Personel Lojmanları No.11 Daire 5 DİKMEN-ANKARA | T.C. |
| Aynur ÖZÇELİK | Lawyer | Ümit Mahallesi 30. Cadde Kar Apartmanı No. 30/17 YENİMAHALLE-ANKARA | T.C. |
Coming into Force
Article 27.- This Chater will come into force once it has been published
Enacting Clause
Article 28.- The Board of Directors conducts this Charter.