Law 5253 on Associations

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Year: 2004
Country: Turkey
Language: English
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ARGÜS AJANSI

Taksim, Sıra selviler Caddesi No. 66
AYLA HAN Kat 3 Daire7
İstanbul- TÜRK İYE
Translations of Turkish Legislation
Traductions de la Législation Turque
T.C. Mevzuat ı Tercümeleri

TURKISH LEGISLATION

(Official Gazette No. 25649 dated 23.11.2004)

Associations Law

Law Nr. 5253 Passed on 04.11.2004

FIRST SECTION
Object, Scope and Definitions

Object and scope
ARTICLE 1 – The object of this law; including the associations,
branches and agencies of the associ ations, federations, confederations
and foreign associations and associa tions and foundations of which the
head office is domiciled in abroad, is to setout provisions relating to the
activities, liabilities, auditing of the branches and agencies of the non
profit organizations in Turkey subject to restriction or permission, as
well as the applicable penalties and other matter relating to the
associations.

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Definitions
ARTICLE 2-In the application of this law, the following terms shall
have the meanings e xpressed herein below.

a) Association : The societies founded in the status of legal entity by at
least seven real persons or legal entities by pooling continuously their
knowledge and efforts in order to realize a given and common objective
not prohibited by the laws excluding those at profit sharing purposes.

b) Domicile of the Association: The place where the management
activities of the association are carried out.

c) Head Office of the Association: The province or district where the
head office of the association is located.

d) Local Administrative Authority: Governor or County Governor of
the place where the asso ciation is domiciled.

e) Units of Association: “Provi nce management offices” and “County
agency offices of the associations in provinces and counties.

f) Platform: Non-legal entity and interim societies formed by the
associations among themselves or with the foundations, unions and
similar other civil organizations u nder the title venture, movement or
any other similar name to realize a common objective.

g) Supreme organizations: Federations formed by the associations and
confederations formed by the federati ons in the statute of legal entity.

h) Branch: Sub-unit of the association comprising organs, but not in the
status of legal entity, and established to carry out the activities of the
associations.

i) Agencies: Sub-unit of the associati on in the status of legal entity and
without organs, established to carry out the activities of the associations

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SECOND SECTION
General Provisions

Entitlement To Establish Associations
ARTICLE-3 The real persons or legal entities possessing the capacity
to act are entitled to establish asso ciations without need to obtain
permission before hand.

However, the restricti ons brought by the special laws relating to the
personnel of Turkish armed forces, security units, public institutions
and corporations in the statute of civil servant, are hereby reserved.

The infants, who are over the age of fifteen and possessing discretion
power; may establish children asso ciations with the purpose of
protecting social, spiritual, moral, physical and mental capabilities, and
sporting educational and training rights, social and cultural existence,
family structure and private life by obtaining the written permission of
their lawful representatives.

The infants, who are over the age of twelve, may become a member of
children associations with the permission of their lawful
representatives, but may not take office in the Board of Directors and
Auditors.

Those who are over the age of eight een may neither become a founder
nor member of children associations.

Statute of the Association
ARTICLE -4 Each association shall have a Statute. This statute must
contain the following:

a) Title and registered head office of the association.
b) The object of the association and subj ect, type and field of activity to
be carried out by the association to achieve this object.
c) Criteria and conditions for admission to and dismissal from
membership of the association.
d) Composition and time of the Ge neral Assembly meeting.
e) The functions and powers of the General Assembly, procedures and
mode of voting and decision taking.
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f) The functions and powers of the Board of Directors and Auditors,
how they shall be elected, num ber of principal and alternate
members.
g) Whether the associations shall have branches or not, if so, how the
branches shall be established, their functions and powers, and how
they shall be represented in the General Assembly of the
associations.
h) Procedure for defining of the entry and annual membership fees
payable by the members.
i) Indebtedness procedure adopted by the associations.
j) Internal auditing procedure adopted by the association.
k) How the Statute of the association shall be amended.
l) Procedure for liquidation of the assets of the association in case of
dissolution.

International activities
ARTICLE 5 – In order to realize the objectives listed in the Statute, the
associations may engage in inte rnational activities or establish
cooperation in abroad, or open representations and agencies, or may
form associations and supreme orga nizations, or may join the already
founded associations or supreme organizations.

The foreign associations may opera te or establish cooperation in
Turkey, or open representations or br anches, or form associations or
supreme organizations or may join already founded associations or
supreme organizations with the permission of the Ministry of Interior
subject to the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Voting By The Legal Entities
ARTICLE- In case of membership of a le gal entity, the chairman of
the Board of Directors of the legal entity, or the persons appointed to
represent him, uses the voting right . Upon expiry of chairmanship or
representation of this person, the i ndividual to vote on behalf of the
legal entity is nominated again.

General Assemblies of the Branches
ARTICLE 7- The Branches are obliged to complete the ordinary
general assembly meetings at leas t two months before the general
assembly meeting of the head office.

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Federations and Confederations
ARTICLE 8-If the number of members is decreased below five in a
federation and less than three in a c onfederation, and the recovery of
this deficiency within three mont hs may not be possible, then the
provision relating to spontaneous termination of the rights is applied.

Federations and confederations may not establish any other society
except representation, under any name whatsoever.

Internal Audit
ARTICLE 9- Internal audit is basic principle in the associations. The
internal audit may be accomplished by the general a ssembly, board of
directors or board of auditors, as well as by the independent auditing
groups. Realization of internal aud it by the general assembly, board of
directors, or independent aud iting groups may not suppress the
responsibility of the board of auditors.

The Board of Auditors is res ponsible from the auditing of the
associations with intervals not exceeding one year according to the
procedures and principles set out in the Statute in order to determine
whether the activities are carried out in the direction of the object and
scope declared in the Statute; wh ether the books, accounts and records
are kept in conformity with the laws and the Statute of the association.
The audit results are presented in a re port to the board of directors, then
to the general assembly wh en the meeting is held.

Upon request, the authorities of the association are obliged to render
full assistance to the members of the board of directors during the
review of all kind information, doc uments and records and to enable
access to the management build ings, plants and premises.

Assistance and Cooperation
ARTICLE 10-The associations, for the realization of the object
declared in the Statute, may prov ide financial assistance from the
similar Associations, political parties, labor and employer unions and
professional organizations and may render financial assistance to the
mentioned institutions.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Law Nr.5072 relating to The
Relations of the Associations a nd Foundations with the Public
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Institutions and Corporations, the associations may carry out common
projects on the subjects which are with in the field of competence of the
public institutions and corporations . The participation of the public
institutions and corporations in thes e projects, either in kind or cash,
may not exceed fifty percent of the cost of the project.

Procedure applicable in Income and Expenditure, and statutory
books of the association
ARTICLE 11- The income of the associati on is collected by issuing a
receipt, whereas the expenses are made by issuing an expenditure
voucher. In case of collection of th e association’s income through the
intermediary of the banks, bank credit/debit notes or the account
statements are consider ed as receipt. The receipts and expenditure
vouchers should be kept for a period of five years.

The receipts to be used in collec tion of the association’s income are
printed pursuant to the decision of the board of directors. The matters
relating to format, printing, approval and use of the receipts, as well as
power of procuration to be given in collection of the association’s
income is adapted in a regulation.

The persons, who will collect the association’s income, are nominated
by the board of directors, and power of procuration is issued in their
name.

The procedures and principles relating to the books and records to be
kept by the associations are also adapted in a regulation. These books
should be certified by the notary or th e management of the association.

Establishment Of Special Funds
ARTICLE 12-The associations may estab lish a fund to meet the
necessary needs such as food, cl othing etc. and short term loan
requirements of their members, includi ng other services such as supply
of goods, provided that such an activ ity is declared in the Statute and
the profit is not distributed to th e members under any name whatsoever
(income, interest etc.)

The establishment and operation prin ciples of these funds are adapted
in a regulation.

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The personnel of the association and fees
ARTICLE 13-The services of the association are carried out by the
volunteers or paid personnel assigned pursuant to the decision of the
board of directors, provided that th e number of members is more than
100.

The chairman and members of the board of directors and board of
auditors, who are not the personnel of public institution or corporation,
may be entitled to enumeration. The am ount of fee, all kinds of benefits
and travel allowances and compensa tions are determined by the general
assembly. Excluding the members of the board of directors and board
of auditors, the other members ma y not be entitled to compensation
under any name, such as salary, attendance fee etc.

The daily and travel allowances pa yable to the members, who will be
assigned to carry out the services of the association, are fixed by the
general assembly.

Youth and Sporting Clubs
ARTICLE 14- Upon request of the associations, the services aimed to
sporting activities may be named as sporting club, those aimed to resort
activities as youth club and the services aimed to both activities can be
called as youth and sporting club. These clubs are registered in a log to
be kept by the General Directorate of Youth and Sports.

The organs of these clubs, their functions and powers, inspection of
these clubs by the General Director ate of Youth And Sports and the
type and terms of assistance to be rendered to these clubs, procedures
and principles to be adopted in establishing supreme organizations,
qualifications of the persons who will undertake the youth and sporting
activities, and disciplinary principl es applicable to these persons,
procedure relating to registration of these clubs are adapted in a
regulation to be enforced by the Ministry with which the General
Directorate of Youth And Sports is associated, provided that the
approval of the Ministry of Interior is received.

Liquidation
ARTICLE 15- Liquidation of the funds, a ssets and rights of the
association terminated spontaneously or pursuant to the decision of the
general assembly, is realized within the frame of the principles set out
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in the Statute. In case where the Statute requires decision of the general
assembly in selection of the method to be adopted in liquidation, and
where this decision is not taken by the general assembly, or it was not
possible to convene a meeting, or the association is subject to
dissolution under court decision; all the funds, assets and rights of the
association are transferred to another society which is closest to the
dissolved association in terms of obj ective, and holds the majority of
the memberships on the date of dissolution.

Upon spontaneous or mandatory term ination of the association, the
records of the association in the log are written of following the
completion of the liquidation or transfer transactions.

Where the association is subject to prosecution or action demanding
termination of the same, and a decisi on is taken for its termination and
transfer of its funds and assets, the transfer transactions are suspended
until the finalization of the prosecution or action proceedings.

The procedures relating preserva tion method and period of the books
and documents following the liquidatio ns transactions, as well as the
details relating to liqui dation documents are set out in a subsequent
regulation.

Responsibilities of the Printing Office
ARTICLE 16- After completion of the printi ng of the receipts to be
used in collection of the associati on’s income, the printing offices are
obliged to inform the serial and list numbers of the receipts to the local
administrative authority within fifteen days following the printing
process.

Recovery of deficiencies and failures
ARTICLE 17- Where contrariness to this Law and the Turkish Civil
Code Nr. 4721, and to the regulations published on the basis of these
laws, is determined in the activities a nd transactions of the association;
the association is obliged to rec over these deficiencies and failures
within thirty days upon written demand of the local administrative
authority, if such negligence is not in the nature of an offence.

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Trial Procedure
ARTICLE 18-The ordinary trial procedure is applicable in the actions
to be proceeded before the civ il courts pursuant to this Law.

The prosecution and investigation relating to the offenders acting
contrary to the provisions of this law is carried out according to the
provisions of the Law 3005 Relating To Trial Procedure In Flagrant
Crimes, irrespective of place and time.

THIRD SECTION
Auditing and Notifications

Liability To Submit Statements and Inspection
ARTICLE 19- The associations are obliged to submit their statements
containing the year-end results of th e activities, income and expenditure
transactions to the local administ rative authority each year, until the
month of April. The procedures and pr inciples relating to preparation of
the statement are adapted in a regulation.

Where deemed necessary, the Minist ry of Interior or the local
administrative authority may start inspection to determine whether the
association is operating in the direc tion of the object declared in the
Statute, and the statutory books/records are kept in conformity with the
laws, or not. The personnel of the security department may not be
assigned in these inspections. The in spections to be performed by the
Ministry of Interior and the local ad ministrative authority shall be made
within the business hours. Such inspections are notified to the
associations at least before 24 hours.

The authorities of the association ar e obliged to show all kinds of
information, documents and record s to the officers assigned with
inspection duty, and to enable their access to the management building,
plant s and premises.

The Chief Prosecutor’s Office is notified immediately by the local
administrative authority in case of determination of illegal activity
during the inspection that may constitute an offense.

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Competence of the Security Department
ARTICLE 20-The personnel of the secur ity department may neither
have access to the buildings/premises of the associations nor may
confiscate the goods therein, unless ther e is a court decision to be given
in compliance with the procedure to protect the public order or to
prevent commitment of an offense; and the written instruction of the
local administrative authority is pr ovided in cases were the delay of
action is risky. The decision of the local administrative authority is
presented to the competent court within twenty hours. The Judge
discloses is decision within forty- eight hours as of the confiscation;
otherwise the confiscation is lifted automatically. The decision of the
judge is notified in writing to the authorities of the association by the
local administrative authority.

Provision Of Assistance From Abroad
ARTICLE 21- Associations may provide assistance from the persons,
institutions and corporations from abroad, either in kind or cash,
provided that a notice is served to the local administrative authority on
this subject. The method and content of notifications is adapted in a
regulation. It is necessary to collect the cash funds through the
intermediary of the banks.

Acquisition of immovable property
ARTICLE 22- Immovable property may be pu rchased or sold with the
decision of board of directors, ba sed on the authorization given by the
general assembly. The associations are liable to notify the purchased
immovable to the local administrative authority within one month as of
the entry date in the land registry.

General assembly meeting and noti fications of selected organs to
the administration
ARTICLE 23- Associations are liable to notify to the local
administrative authority the organs of the board of directors, board of
auditors, principal and alternate me mbers of the boards and the other
organs selected by the association. The same procedure is applied for
the changes in the organs and domicile of the association.

Representations
ARTICLE 24- Associations may open representations in places
deemed necessary to carry out the activities of the association. The
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representations are not represented in the general assemblies of the
branches or the association. The address of the representation is notified
to the local administrative aut hority in writing by the person(s)
appointed as representative pursuant to the decision of the board of
directors.

Formation of Platforms
ARTICLE 25- Subject to the decision of their boards, associations may
form platforms among themselves or with other foundations, unions
and similar other civil society organizations to serve a common
purpose, provided that they the not restricted by the laws.

The platforms may not be formed to realize an object and to operate in
the field restricted by the laws. The punitive clauses of this law and the
relevant laws are applied for those ac ting contrary to this restriction.

FORTH SECTION
Activities Subject Permission

Facilities to be founded by the asso ciations prior to permission
ARTICLE 26- Opening of dormitories, lodgings by the associations to
carry out educational and training ac tivities within the scope of object;
and foundation of clubhouses for th e members and use of alcoholic
drinks in these clubs, as well as ope ration of these facilities are subject
to the permission of the local admi nistrative authority. The procedures
and principles relating to opening, operation and closing of these
facilities are adapted with a regulation.

Public Benefit Associations
ARTICLE 27- The associations serving for public benefit are
determined with the decision of the Council of Ministers upon the
proposal of the Ministry of Interior , in consultation with the concerned
ministries and the Ministry of Finance. In order for an association to be
regarded as public benefit status, th e object of the association and the
activities performed to achieve this object should be in the objective
and at an extent to create results for the benefit of the public, and the
association should be in operation at least for one year.

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The necessary documents, procedures and principles relating to
acquisition and loss of public benefit status are determined with a
regulation.

Public benefit associations are subject to regular inspection at least
within a period of two years. Upon su bmission of the report prepared at
the end of these inspections, if th e members and personnel assigned in
the organs of the associations serv ing for public benefit are determined
to have committed offenses wh ich require imposition of heavy
imprisonment or heavy fine, thes e persons may be dismissed from
office by the Ministry of Interior as a temporary measure. In
replacement of those dismissed from office, new assignees are
nominated primarily among from the members of the association until
the final judgment.

If an association in the status of public benefit is de termined to have
lost its qualifications at the end of the inspections, the decision entitling
them to operate in this field is abrogated by adopting the procedures
stipulated in the first subsection.

The Council of Ministers is authorized to approve the by-laws of the
Turkish Red-cross and Turkish Aviation Institution.

Those who commit offenses in a way to give damage to the properties
of the associations are punished as if they are committed offenses
against the State properties.

Names of the associations
ARTICLE 28- The names such as Türk (Turkish), Türkiye (Turkey),
Milli (National), Cumhuriyet (Republic ), Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal, and
other phrases originated by adding abbreviations at the beginning or at
the end of these words may only be used by obtaining the permission of
the Ministry of Interior.

FIFTH SECTION
Restrictions

Restriction to use certain names and signs
ARTICLE 29 – Use of names, logos, symbol s, rosette and similar other
signs of a political party, union or association or supreme organization
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of an association which is presently operating or subject to liquidation
or dissolution under the court decisi on, or use of a flag, logo and
pennant of another country or prev iously founded Turkish states, is
restricted by the Law.

Associations subject to restrictions and prohibited activities
ARTICLE 30- The associations;

a) May not carry out activities other th an those indicated in the Statute
as the objective of the association.

b) May not be founded to serve a purpose expressly restricted by the
Constitution or the laws, or to ex ecute acts which may constitute an
offense according to the laws.

c) May not engage in preparatory educational or training activities for
the military service, national defense and security services, and may not
open camps or training centers for this purpose. Besides, the
associations may not use special cloths or uniforms for their members.

Language to be used in registration and correspondences
ARTICLE 31- The associations shall us e Turkish language in their
books and records and correspondences w ith the official authorities of
the Turkish Republic.

SIXTH SECTION
Penalty Clauses

Penalty Clauses
ARTICLE 32- Following penalties shall appl y to those acting contrary
to this Law;

a) An administrative fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira, is
imposed to those who establish asso ciations although not entitled to do
so; those who become a member of an association although his/her
membership in associations is restricted by the laws; those who
purposely admit persons to membersh ip although his/her membership is
restricted by the laws, or the executives of the association who neglect
to write off registration of such persons, or others who lost the
credentials of a member.
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b) A heavy fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira, is imposed to
the executives of the association, who hold the meetings of the general
assembly contrary to the laws and th e Statute, or convene the meetings
at a place other than the head office or any other place not indicated in
the Statute. Besides, the court may adjudicate cancellation of the
general assembly meetings which are held contrary to the laws and the
Statute.

c) An administrative fine corresponding to five percent of the amount
transferred from abroad is imposed to the executives of the association
if the foreign fund in the form of aid is not received through the
intermediary of the banks.

d) An administrative fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira, is
imposed to the executives of the a ssociation if the statutory books or
records of the association are not kept properly.

e) Unless the offenses do require heavier punishment, imprisonment from
six months to two years and a heavy fine at the amount of five hundred
million lira is imposed to the persons who involve in mischief during
the elections and voting, counting and breakdown of votes in the
general assemblies and ot her organs of the association; who falsify,
destroy or hide the books or records.

f) Unless the offenses do require heavier punishment, imprisonment from
six months to two years and a heavy fi ne, at the amount of five-hundred
million lira, is imposed to the chairman and members of the board of
directors, or auditors and other pe rsonnel of the association who use or
produce or pledge or sell, conceal, destroy, deny, falsify or modify a
cash or a paper, bill or other prope rties with monetary value for their
own benefit or for the benefit of others.

g) A fine up to five hundred million lira is imposed to those who open
representations or branches of fore ign associations in Turkey without
the permission of the concerned authorities; those who establish
cooperation with these associations or admit members to these
associations. The representations and branches which are opened
illegally are closed by the competent authorities.

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h) An administrative fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira, is
imposed to the executives of the pr inting office who fail to fulfill the
obligations stipulated in article 16.

i) An administrative fine, at the am ount of one hundred million lira, is
imposed to those who do not meet the requirements set out in article 17.

j) A heavy fine, at the amount of three billion lira, is imposed to those
who intentionally submit wrong inform ation in the statement mentioned
in article 19.

k) An administrative fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira is
imposed to those who do not meet the requirement in article 9 and
subsection three of article 19.

l) An administrative fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira, is
imposes to the executives of the association who fail to fulfill the
obligations stipulated in articles 21, 22 ,23 and 24 and to submit a
statement as per article 19 of this Law.

m) A heavy fine, at the amount of five hundred million lira is imposed to
the executives of the association who open the facilities mentioned in
article 26 without permission, and the facilities which opened illegally
are closed with decision of the competent authority.

n) Unless the offenses do require heavie r punishment, a heavy fine, up to
five hundred million lira, is imposed to the executives of the
associations who act contrary to the re strictions stated in article 29, in
spite of the warnings made in wr iting, and decision is taken for the
dissolution of the association.

o) A heavy fine, from five hundred million lira to one billion lira is
imposed to the executives of the a ssociation who act contrary to the
restrictions stipulated in paragraph (a) of article 30; in case recurrence
of such offense , this heavy fine is increased by one half. Unless the
offenses do require a heavier punishment, imprisonment not less than
one year is imposed for the executiv es of the association who execute
acts contrary to paragra ph (c) of the same article, and decision is taken
for the shut-down of the facility.

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p) Unless the offenses do require a heavier punishment, imprisonment
from one year to three years and a he avy fine, at the amount of five
hundred million lira, is imposed to th e persons who act contrary to
paragraph (b) of article 30, and estab lish associations restricted in the
same paragraph, and decision is taken for the dissolution of the
association.

r) An administrative fine , at the amount of one billion lira is imposed to
those who do not meet the requirements stipulated in article 31.

Enforcement of the penalties
ARTICLE 33- The penalties declared in this Law is applicable also for
the children associations, in case of recurrence of the illegal act despite
the warnings.

The phrase “executives of the associa tion”, used in article 32 of this
Law, means the chairman of the board of directors.

The administrative fines written in this Law are imposed by the local
administrative authority. The decisi ons relating to the administrative
fines are notified according to the provisions of the Notification Law
Nr. 7201.

Objection may be raises against these decisions to the competent
administrative court within thirty days as of the date of notification. The
objection may not suspend enforcemen t of the punishment given by the
administration. The decision given upon objection is considered as the
final decision. Where deemed unnecessary to take further action, the
objection is finalized within the shortest period through review of the
document.

The administrative fines imposed acco rding to this Law are collected
according to the Law Nr. 6183 rela ting to the Procedure For Collection
Of Public Receivables.

SEVENTH SECTION
Other Provisions

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ARTICLE 34- The attributions made to the other laws, Law For
Societies (Nr.3512), Law For Associ ations (Nr.1630 and Nr.2908) and
their annexes or certain clauses, and to others amending these laws, are
regarded as made to this Law and article(s) of this Law containing
provisions on the same subject. Where there is no provision in this Law
on the subject, the attribution is re garded as made to the relevant
provisions of the Turkish Civil Code Nr.4721.

Provisions of the Law applicable to professional institutions and
chambers
ARTICLE 35- Including the penalty clauses, articles 19, 20, 23, 26, 29,
30 and 31 of this Law are applicable also for the professional
institutions in the statue of public entity, labor and employer’s unions
and their supreme organizations, prov ided that the special laws do not
contain provision covering the subjects dealt in the mentioned articles.

Applicable provisions
ARTICLE 36- Including the penalty clauses, the provisions of this
Law are applicable for the foreign associations and the branches and
representations of the non-profit institutions, excluding the associations
and foundations of which the head office is domiciled abroad. Where
there is no provision in this Law on th is subject, the relevant provisions
of the Turkish Civil Code are applied.

Regulation
ARTICLE 37-The regulations of which the adaptation is deemed
necessary in the relevant articles of this Law are prepared by the
Ministry of Interior, and those rela ted with the associations operating
under the title of club is prepared by the General Directorate of Youth
and Sports, and are published in the Official Gazette within six months.
The provisions of the prevailing regulations, which are not contrary to
this Law, are continued to be applied until the publication and
enforcement of the new regulations.

Amended and repealed provisions
ARTICLE 38- A) Clause 62 and second subsection of clause 74 of the
Turkish Civil Code Nr. 4721 dated 22.11.2001 is amended as follows:

Article 62- The Associations are liabl e to convene the general assembly
meeting and to form the mandatory or gans within six months as of the
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written notification to be made pursuant to last subsection, Clause 60 of
this Law.

The ordinary general assembly meetings should be held latest in every
three years.

B) The terms “domicile, founders” in the second subsection of article
58 of the Law Nr. 4721; “Unless otherw ise is stated in the by-laws” in
the second subsection of clause 64; “….is announced in a local
newspaper and at the same time, notifie d to the members in writing..” in
the first subsection of clause 77; “where it is deemed fruitful to
establish cooperation in international arena on mutual basis” in clause
92; and “provided that it is realized on mutual basis” in clause 93 are
deleted from the text.

C) Clause 61 and third subsection of Clause 79 of the Law Nr. 4721 is
repealed.

D) Paragraph (h) in Clause 13/ A of the Law Nr. 3152 and dated
14.2.1985, Relating To Organization And Functions Of The Ministry
Of Interior is amended as follows and the following paragraphs are
inserted in the same clause.

h) To execute the transactions relating to collection of aid to be
arranged according to the provisions of the Law For Collection of Aid,

The principles relating to type, prepar ation and recording of the logs in
which the association sha ll be registered, are adapted in a regulation.

Opening of additional county offices by the associations in the counties
within the boundaries of the Greater City Municipalities is prohibited.

E) Following subsection is added in supplementary article 3 of the
Decree-Law Nr. 227 dated 8.6.1984 Relating To The Organization And
Functions of the General Directorate of Foundations.

Provision of assistance by the foundations from the real persons and
legal entities, or other institutions in abroad is subject to the provisions
applicable to the associations.

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F) The term “or to use systems processing data automatically or
electronically” is added after the terms “to organize excursions and
entertainments” in the first subsection of clause 5 and “to put boxes in
designated places” in the first subsection of clause 24 of the Law Nr.
2860 dated 23.6.1983.

G) Clause 7 of the Law Nr. 2860 is amended s follows;

Article 7- If the collection of aid covers more than one county of a
province, then permission is obtained from the governor of that
province; if it is within the boundari es of a country, than permission is
obtained from the county governor. If the collection of aid covers more
than one province, then the permission is obtained from the governor of
the province at the domicile of th e real persons or legal entities
extending aid, and the authority giving the permission is liable to notify
the concerned governors’ offices and the Ministry of Interior on the
subject. The transactions relating to collection of aid are executed by
the units of the association.

H) The Associations Law Nr. 2908 dated 6.10.1983 is repealed.

Effectiveness
ARTICLE 39- This Law shall be put into force on the date of its
publication.

Enforcement
ARTICLE 40- This Law is enforced by the Council of Ministers