Article 1- The name of the Association is “Area Studies Association” and its abbreviation is “Bilim Alani”. Hereinafter referred to as the "Association".
Article 2- The main purpose of the Association is as follows:
To be a branch association that carries out social and scientific works such as education, research, publications, events, and projects in the Scientific Field and Program of Area Studies (Regional Studies) or within the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches across other related field/branch of science.
In line with this main purpose, other complementary purposes are as follows:
1. Encouraging cooperation and solidarity by using methods such as facilitating networking and collaboration, developing and sharing resources, fostering recognition and reward systems, addressing challenges and barriers, and leveraging technology;
2. Promoting various mechanisms including commercialization, spin-offs, consultancy, collaborative research projects, technology transfer offices, publications, and conferences with the aim of facilitating the transfer of knowledge and experience within the framework of university-industry partnerships between the private sector and different scientific fields.
3. Passing the light of science to future generations and reduce social inequalities by providing guidance and support to young people and women interested in scientific research in their academic careers;
4. Providing support for postgraduate students (master's and PhD) and postdoctoral researchers (faculty member and independent researcher) by offering skill development workshops and career counseling services, providing access to research facilities and resources, facilitating relations with different sectors, encouraging collaboration on grant proposals, and providing opportunities to participate in collaborative research projects, etc;
5. Protecting researchers from political and social pressure to ensure the integrity and impartiality of research by identifying and addressing potential sources of pressure and providing information and analysis.
6. Contributing to the growth of scientific knowledge and production by leveraging the transformative power of information and communication technologies (ICT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate scientific discovery, address complex challenges, and contribute to a more informed and knowledge-driven society;
7. To develop a sustainable funding model for the appropriate publishing platforms that support the knowledge advancement by publishing books and journals in accordance with universal standards.Formun Üstü
8. Raising Turkey's visibility and prestige in the scientific world.
Article 3- The Association operates in the social and scientific fields both domestically and internationally.Formun Üstü
The methods in the field of work to be pursued by Association to achieve and further its main and complementary objectives are as follows:
1. Conducting research and education
2. Acquiring all necessary information, documentation, and publications, and establishing a documentation center for online- offline, printed-electronic, desktop-mobile etc. resources;
3. Publishing journals, books, reports, and informative bulletins, etc., to publicize activities;
4. Developing web and mobile-based Turkish academic resources;
5. Preparing textbooks, application / reference works (encyclopedia, etc.) For lessons in higher education;
6. Conducting educational activities and meetings (conferences, workshops seminars, panel etc.) in line with the purposes;
7. Granting awards, developing patents, and useful models
8. Using ICT and AI in teaching, learning, research, communication and collaboration opportunities;
9. Preparing written, audio, and visual media programs;
10. Using appropriate software when publishing book and journal.
11. Ensuring a healthy working environment and providing all necessary technical and electronic equipment, fixtures, and stationery for the continuation of activities;
12. Engaging in charity fundraising activities and accepting donations both domestically and internationally for all kinds of Association activities, subject to obtaining proper permissions;
13. Engaging in international activities, becoming a member of associations or organizations abroad, and cooperating with them or supporting each other on a project basis;
14. Establishing an economic enterprise to achieve the association's objectives; (The Association must decide on the establishment of an enterprise by the Board of Directors)
15. Establishing or operate publishers, print houses, agencies, or purchase services;
16. Organizing trips and tours for educational and cultural purposes.
Article 4- The guiding principles for the work areas carried out to achieve and further the association's main and complementary objectives are as follows:
1. Complying with the Constitution and laws, respect fundamental rights and freedoms, and adhere to scientific ethics;
2. Respecting the universal legal principles and environment and contributing to peace and security;
3. Adopting an approach based on democratic, secular, and religious freedom principles requires respecting diverse opinions, encouraging pluralism, and fostering critical thinking;
4. Striving to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge based on evidence-based research, causal inference methods, and knowledge dissemination;
5. Adhering to the principles of rationalism, objectivity, universality, empiricism, positivism/scientific realism and critical thinking in scientific research;
6. Acknowledging that religion and science are distinct areas with their own unique methods and types of knowledge and these two fields and methods don't necessarily need to overlap or contradict each other;
7. Leading enlightenment and education reform efforts to create a knowledge-based society.
Article 5- The right to become a full member of this Association is granted to every natural person who has legal capacity, adopts the aims and principles of the association, agrees to work in this direction, meets the conditions stipulated by law, and those who have completed at least a bachelor in field (regional) studies or other related scientific fields / main branches of science.
The application for membership, whether made in printed or digital documents, shall be decided upon by the Board of Directors no later than forty-five days after the membership letter is received. The result shall be communicated to the applicant in writing. The accepted member is then registered in the book kept for this purpose.
A member must commit to working voluntarily in at least one of the working groups formed or to be formed by the Board of Directors. The applicant must also provide references from at least two Association members when applying for membership.
Foreign Person’s Membership
Foreign natural persons must have the right to reside in Turkey to become a full member.
Honorary Membership
In addition, the natural or legal person who serves through voluntary or uncompensated services, who provides material and moral benefit, may be given the title of honorary membership with the decision of the Board of Directors. Honorary members can pay dues if they wish. Honorary members are not entitled to vote.
Article 6- Membership shall be terminated under the following three conditions.
Automatically
Membership automatically terminates for those who subsequently lose the qualifications required by law or the bylaws for membership.
Resignation
No one can be forced to remain a member of the Association. Every member has the right to resign from the Association, provided that the resignation is submitted in writing.
The resignation is considered final upon the Board of Directors' receipt of the member's resignation letter.
Expulsion
Grounds for expulsion from the Association include the following:
· Engaging in conduct that violates the Charter of the Association,
· Consistent avoidance of assigned duties;
· Not complying with the resolutions passed by the bodies of Association,
· Losing the conditions of being eligible as a member.
Article 7- The Association shall be composed of the following bodies:
· The General Assembly
· The Board of Directors
· The Board of Auditors
Convening
Article 8- The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Association and comprises the registered members of the Association. The Ordinary General Assembly convenes once every three years in March on the date, place, and time determined by the Board of Directors.
The General Assembly shall be convened in the following three ways:
Ordinary meetings convened by the Board of Directors at intervals stipulated by the Association's Charter.
Extraordinary meetings convened by the Board of Directors or the Board of Auditors when deemed necessary or upon the written request of one-fifth of the Association's members, within 30 days.
Resolutions passed with the participation of all members in writing, without convening a meeting, and those passed by all members of the Association by convening without compliance with a written call specified herein are valid. Decisions taken without meeting or call do not replace ordinary meeting.
Calling Procedure
Article 9- The Board of Directors shall prepare a list of members entitled to participate in the General Assembly in accordance with the Charter of the Association. Members entitled to participate in the General Assembly shall be notified at least fifteen days in advance by publishing the date, time, place, and agenda of the meeting in at least one newspaper or on the association's website, or by providing written notification, sending a message to the member's registered email address or phone number, or using local media outlets. In this notification, it shall also be specified when and where the second meeting will take place if the first meeting cannot be held due to the lack of a quorum. The interval between the first and second meetings shall not be less than seven days and no more than sixty days
If the meeting is postponed for reasons other than the lack of quorum, this situation shall be announced to the members by specifying the reasons for the postponement, following the same notification procedure as for the first meeting. The second meeting must be held within six months from the date of postponement. The members shall be recalled for the second meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in the previous paragraph. The General Assembly meeting cannot be postponed more than once.
General Assembly meetings may also be held electronically in accordance with the methods stipulated by the Association Regulations (provided that the technical adequacy criteria determined by the Ministry are adhered to).
Location and the Meeting Quorum
Article 10- The General Assembly meeting shall be held at the place stipulated by the Board of Directors. The General Assembly shall meet with the attendance of the absolute majority of authorized members under ordinary circumstances and of 2/3 of the members in cases when the Charter is to be amended or Association is to be liquidated.
In the event that the meeting is postponed due to lack of majority, the majority is not sought in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors.
Meeting Procedure
Article 11- If the quorum is met, then the said state of affairs shall be established by means of an official report and the meeting shall be opened by either the Chairman of the Board of Directors or any authorized members of the Board of Directors. In cases when the quorum is not met, an official report shall be issued by the Board of Directors. Council Committee shall be established by assigning one Chairman, a sufficient number of Vice Chairmen and secretaries. The Chairman of the Council Committee shall be liable to manage the meeting and to ensure security.
At the general meeting, only the items on the agenda are considered. However, matters required in writing by one tenth of attendants to be considered must be added to the agenda.
Each member shall be entitled to cast one vote (one member one vote- OMOV) during a General Assembly meeting. The votes shall have to be cast in person. The Honorary members may attend general meetings but cannot vote. If the legal person is a member, the chairman of the Board of Directors or the person to be assigned to represent the legal person votes.
Matters discussed and resolutions passed at the meeting shall be recorded in the proceedings and signed jointly by the chairman and secretaries. At the end of the meeting, the proceedings and other documents shall be delivered to the chairman of the board. The chairman of the board is obliged to keep and deliver to the recently elected board such documents within seven days.
Duties and Authorities
Article 12- The following issues shall be discussed and be decided upon by the General Assembly:
· Adopting the necessary decisions related to the aims and fields of activity of Association;
· Appointing the permanent and reserve members of the Boards of Directors and Auditors for the work period;
· Approving of the work report of the Board of Directors, balance sheet and income statements as well as the audit report of the Board of Auditors for the previous work period, and acquitting the members of the Board of Directors;
· Negotiating and deciding upon the draft issued by the Board of Directors for the amendment of Association’s Charter;
· Authorizing the Board of Directors to issue and implement regulations;
· Deciding upon rejections filed by those dismissed from membership against the decisions adopted by the Board of Directors;
· Authorizing the Board of Directors to purchase or sell immovable property for Association;
· Authorizing the Board of Directors related to international researches to be conducted by Association, participation to or cooperation with foreign organizations, to becoming a member of or dismissal from the membership of existing or future federations;
· Authorizing the Board of Directors to take measures to attain Association’s objectives;
· Inspecting the other bodies of the Association and dismissing them for justified reasons;
· deciding to liquidate Association and distributing its assets;
· Fulfilling the duties of the General Assembly stipulated in related legislation or Association’s Charter.
Procedures and Methods of Voting and Decision Taking
Article 13- The decisions of the General Assembly shall be taken with the absolute majority of authorized members under ordinary circumstances and with the votes of 2/3 of the members in cases when the Charter is to be amended or Association is to be liquidated.
Unless otherwise stipulated, an open ballot shall be held at the general meeting. In open voting, the procedure indicated by the chairman of the meeting shall be followed.
In the case of secret voting, secret votes shall be collected by causing the members to put slips of paper of voting notes stamped by the Board of Directors into a sealed or empty box. After the completion of the casting procedures, the votes shall be counted openly.
Any candidates or proposals attaining the quorum for decision taking shall be deemed to have won or been approved.
Nullification of resolution
Every member who has attended to the meeting and not participated in General Assembly resolution taken contrary to law and charter of association, in one month starting from the day of resolution; any member who has not attended to the meeting, in one month starting from the day of becoming noticed of resolution; and in any case in three months starting from the day of resolution, may appeal to court to nullify the resolution.
Composition
Article 14- The five full and five substitute members of the board shall be appointed by the General Assembly. The term of office for the Board of Directors is 3 (three) years. Each three-year period is considered a term.
To become a member of the Board of Directors, it is necessary to have completed at least a postgraduate education in field (regional) studies or other related scientific fields / majors.
By a decision made at the first meeting after the appointment, the board designates the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary, accountant and member.
The Board of Directors can be called for a meeting at any time as long as all members are given notice. The meeting quorum is half of the number of the members plus one. The decision quorum is a simple majority of the members in attendance.
Duties and Authorities
Article 15- The duties of the Board of Directors, executive and representative body of Association shall be as follows:
To implement the decisions taken at the General Assembly;
· To adopt and implement all kinds of decisions to attain Association’s objectives;
· To prepare regulations, by-laws, task groups and procedures as well as other documents pertaining to the activities of Association;
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· To prepare “Association Statement” regarding the activities of the previous year and the results of the income and expense transactions as of the end of the year at the latest in April for each activity year by DERBIS;
· to present the report to the General Assembly at its meetings;
· To decide to approve of or dismiss any members;
· To cooperate with all kinds of relevant organizations including civil society organizations;
· To fulfill other duties as stipulated in the relevant legislation and this Charter.
Duty and Authority of the President
Article 16- The duties of the Chairman of Association shall be as follows:
· To represent Association. The Chairman is authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Directors;
· To notify the local authority within forty-five days permanent and alternate members of the management, the audit committee, other bodies whose are be selected by General Assembly;
· To notify the local authority within forty-five days the changes occurring in bodies and settlement of Association;
· To provide to keep the association’s books and records;
· To provide assistance received through the banks in the event of foreign aid;
· To convene the Board of Directors in important and urgent matters;
· To perform other duties and uses authorized in the matter which is stated to be made by the president of Association in the legislation.
Formation
Article 17- The Board of Auditors shall be comprised of 3 (three) principal and 3 (three) alternate members and elected by the General Assembly by secret voting. The term of office for the Board of Auditors is 3 (three) years.
Duties
Article 18- The Board of Auditors audits Association at intervals not to exceed one year in accordance with the principles and procedures stipulated in the Charter of Association; to determine whether it is conducting its activities in line with the objectives and activities pursued to achieve the objective stipulated in Association Charter; and whether its books, accounts and records are kept in compliance with the laws and regulations; and finally, reports the results of its audits to the Board of Directors and to the General Assembly at its meetings. The Board of Auditors shall call the General Assembly to a meeting as needed.
Officers of Association are required to present or submit all kinds of information, documents and records to the Board of Auditors upon the request of Board of Auditors members, and to make sure that their requests are fulfilled in terms of entering the management sections and establishments of Association and the annexes thereto.
Internal Audit
Internal audits can be conducted by the audit committee, as well as by the General Assembly, the Board of Directors, or, when deemed necessary, independent audit firms. The fact that the General Assembly, Board of Directors, or independent audit firms have conducted an audit does not relieve the audit committee of its obligations.
No action of nullity may be brought against decisions of other bodies outside the General Assembly, unless internal audit ways of association have been used up.
Article 19- The Association may establish other bodies through General Assembly resolutions. However, the duties, powers and responsibilities of the General Assembly and the Board of Auditors may not be transferred to these bodies. For Examples, Scientific Advisory Board and Work Groups
Article 20- The Association, in accordance with the legislation to keep the number of required books. Also keeping with the Board of Directors resolution shall be held at the desired other books. (Register of Resolutions, Member Registry, Document Registry Book, Business Account Book, Receipt Document Registry, Asset Book, etc.
Bookkeeping Principles
The Association is to keep account books according to the principles. However, if the annual gross income exceeds the limit specified in Article 31 of Associations Regulation, a book is kept on the basis of the balance sheet starting from the following accounting period.
In case of switching to the balance sheet principle, if the limit is lowered below the above-mentioned limit in two consecutive accounting periods, it can be returned to the operating account principle as of the following year.
Regardless of the limit stated above, books can be kept on the basis of the balance sheet with the decision of the Board of Directors.
In the case of opening a commercial enterprise of Association, a book is also kept for this commercial enterprise in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law.
Registration Procedure
The books and records of the Association are kept in accordance with the procedures and principles specified in Association’s Regulation.
Books to Keep
The following books are kept in the association.
a) The books to be kept on the basis of the business account and the principles to be followed are as follows:
1. Register of Resolutions: Board resolutions are recorded in this book on the order of their dates and numbers and the resolutions shall be signed by the board members who participated in these meetings.
2. Member Registry: Identity information, and entry and exit dates of those who enter the Association as a member are recorded in this book. Entry and annual dues paid by members can be recorded in this book.
3. Document Registry Book: Incoming and outgoing documents are recorded in this book with date and sequence number. The original copies of incoming documents and outgoing documents are filed. Incoming or outgoing documents via e-mail are stored by printing.
4. Business Account Book: Income received, and expenses incurred on behalf of Association are clearly and regularly recorded in this book.
5. Receipt Document Registry: The serial and sequence numbers of the receipt documents, the names, surnames, and signatures of those who received and returned these documents, and the dates they received and returned are recorded in this book.
6. Asset Book: The date and manner of acquisition of the fixtures belonging to Association, the places where they are used or given, and the deletion of those who have expired are recorded in this book.
It is not obligatory to keep the Receipt Record Book and the Fixture Book.
b) The books to be kept on the basis of the balance sheet and the principles to be followed are as follows:
1. The books recorded in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sub-clauses of the 1-(a) clause are also kept in case of keeping a book on the basis of the balance sheet.
2. Journal Book and General Ledger: The method of keeping and recording these books is made in accordance with the Tax Procedure Law and the Accounting System Implementation General Communiqués published pursuant to the authority granted by this Law to the Ministry of Finance.
Certification of Books
The books that are obligatory to be kept in the Association (except the Big Book) are certified by the provincial association’s directorate or notary before they start using them. The use of these books is continued until the pages are finished and the interim approval of the books is not done. However, it is obligatory to re-certify every year in the last month preceding the year in which the Journal, which is kept on the basis of the balance sheet, will be used.
In the case of keeping records on the basis of a business account, the “Operation Account Table” is prepared at the end of the year (31 December) (specified in Annex-16 of Associations Regulation). In the case of keeping books on a balance sheet basis, at the end of the year (31 December), the balance sheet and income statement are prepared based on the Accounting System Implementation General Communiqués published by the Ministry of Finance.
Revenues
Article 21- The association's revenues consist of membership fees, income obtained from the activities of the Association or from its assets, as well as donations and assistance.
Members are required to pay an entrance fee of 10 TL and a yearly fee of 10 TL. The General Assembly is authorized to increase or decrease these amounts.
Association’s Income and Expense Transactions
Article 22- The revenues of the Association are collected with the “Receipt Certificate” (a sample of which can be found in Annex-17 of Associations Regulation). In case the income of the Association is collected through banks, documents such as bank receipts or account statements shall replace the receipt document.
The expenses of the Association are made with expenditure documents such as invoices, retail sales receipts, and self-employment receipts. However, for the payments of the Association within the scope of Article 94 of the Income Tax Law, documents such as expense slip according to the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law, and documents such as “Expense Receipt” or “Bank Receipt” for the payments that are not included in this scope (for example, in Annex-13 of Associations Regulation).
Deliveries of free goods and services to be made by the Association to persons, institutions or organizations are made with the “Aid in Kind Delivery Document” (an example of which is in Annex 14 of Associations Regulation). Free goods and services to be delivered to the Association by individuals, institutions or organizations are accepted with the “Certificate of Receipt of Donation in Kind” (an example of which is in Annex-15 of Associations Regulation).
These documents are printed in the form and size shown in Annex-13, Annex-14 and Annex-15, in the form to be printed or as a continuous form, by means of electronic systems and writing machines, in bindings consisting of fifty self-carbon original and fifty cob sheets, bearing successive serial and sequence numbers. Documents to be printed in form or continuous form must be of the specified quality.
Receipt Documents
The “Receipt Documents” (in the form and size shown in Annex-17 of Associations Regulation) to be used in the collection of the income of the Association are printed in the printing house with the decision of the Board of Directors.
The relevant provisions of Associations Regulations are followed in the issues related to the printing and control of the receipt documents, their receipt from the printing house, their recording in the book, handover between the old and new treasurers, and the use of these receipts by the person or persons who will collect the receipt and the income on behalf of the association, and the delivery of the collected revenues.
Authorization Document
Individual(s) to receive revenue for and on behalf of the Association shall be designated by a decision of the board with an indication of the authorization period. The “Authorization” (copy of which appears on Annex-19 to Associations Regulation) containing full identity particulars, signature and photographs of the individual(s), who will receive revenue, shall be issued in duplicate by the Association and approved by the chairman of the board of the association. Full members of the board may collect revenues without the authorization document.
Retention Period of Income and Expense Documents;
The receipt, expenditure and other documents that are used by the association, except the registry books, shall be conserved for 5 years in accordance with the number and date sequence within the books they are registered without prejudice to the duration stated in specific regulations.
Article 23- – “Association Statement” regarding the activities of the previous year and the results of the income and expense transactions as of the end of the year (included in Annex-21) of Associations Regulation, shall be filled in by the Board of Directors of the Association and submitted by the president of the Association within the first four months of each calendar year and it should be given to the local authority.
Article 24- The Association may obtain loans when deemed necessary in order to fulfill the objective of the Association and carry out its activities based on a Board of Directors’ decision. This loan may be obtained in cash or in the form of purchasing credited goods and services. However, this borrowing procedure cannot be carried out at the amounts that the Association cannot cover with its own sources of income and in a manner that would force the Association into financial difficulty.
Article 25- Notifications obligation to be made to the local authority:
General Assembly Result Notification
Within forty-five days following the ordinary or extraordinary General Assembly meetings, the General Assembly Result Notification (included in Annex-3 of Associations Regulation) containing the principal and alternate members elected to the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors and other bodies is given to the local authority. In case of a bylaw change at the General Assembly meeting; The minutes of the General Assembly meeting, the old and new versions of the changed articles of the Charter, the final form of the Charter of the association, each page of which is signed by the absolute majority of the members of the Board of Directors, is submitted to the local authority within the period specified in this paragraph and in an appendix.
Notification of Immovables
The immovables acquired by the Association are notified to the local authority by filling out the “Immovable Property Statement” (presented in Annex-26 of Associations Regulation) within forty-five days from the registration to the land registry.
Notification of Receiving Assistance from Abroad
In case of receiving assistance from abroad, the Association fills out the “Notification of Receiving Assistance from Abroad” (specified in Annex-4 of Associations Regulation) and notifies the local authority before receiving assistance.
It is obligatory to receive cash aid through banks and to fulfill the notification requirement before they are used.
Notification of Changes
Change in the settlement of Association (specified in Annex-24 of Associations Regulation) “Residential Change Notification”; Changes in the bodies of the Association other than the General Assembly meeting (specified in Annex-25 of Associations Regulation) are notified to the local authority within forty-five days following the change by filling out the “Notification of Changes in the Organs of Association”.
Changes made in the Charter of the Association are also notified to the local authority in the annex of the General Assembly result notification within forty-five days following the General Assembly meeting where the Charter is changed.
Article 26- Association may open representation offices representative in locations deemed suitable pursuant to a Board of Directors’ resolution. Individual(s) authorized by the association’s Board of Directors as representatives, shall submit the address of the representation office to the highest local authority at the place where it will be opened. The representation office cannot participate in the General Assembly meeting of the head office.
Article 27- Charter can be changed with the decision of the General Assembly.
In order to amend the Charter at the General Assembly, 2/3 majority of the members, who are entitled to participating in the General Assembly, shall be sought. If the quorum cannot be obtained and the meeting is postponed, majority shall not be sought during the second meeting. However, the number of members who participate in this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the Boards of Directors and Auditors.
The quorum required to amend the Charter is 2/3 of the members who participate in the meeting and have the right to vote. Open ballot shall be held for amending the Charter at the General Assembly.
Article 28- The dissolution of the Association can occur voluntarily, by a decision of the General Assembly, or by a court ruling. Formun Üstü
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In order to discuss the termination issue at the General Assembly, 2/3 majority of the members who have the right to attend the General Assembly are required. In case the meeting is postponed due to a lack of majority, the majority is not sought in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors.
The majority of the decisions required for the dissolution decision to be taken is 2/3 of the votes of the members attending the meeting and having the right to vote. The decision of termination voting is made openly in the General Assembly.
When the dissolution decision is made by the General Assembly, the liquidation of the money, property, and rights of the Association is made by the liquidation board, which consists of the last members of the Board of Directors. These transactions start from the date of the General Assembly decision regarding the termination or when the automatic termination becomes final.
Article 29- For matters not specified in this Charter, Associations Law No. 5253, dated November 4, 2004, Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, dated November 22, 2001, and Associations Regulation issued with reference to these Laws and the provisions of other relevant legislation on associations are applied.
Provisional Article 1- Until the bodies of the Association are elected in the first General Assembly, the names, surnames and titles of the members of the interim Board of Directors that will represent the Association and implement the procedures and transactions related to the Association are stated as below:
1. Muhammed Mustafa KULU Temp. Chairman
2. Yasin YILMAZ Temp. Deputy Chairman
3. Rukiye YILMAZ Temp. Accountant
4. Hakan YAPICI Temp. Secretary
5. Moslem REZAEIAMALEH Founder Member
6. Araz TEREKEME Founder Member
7. İbrahim KEŞ Member
8. Rukiye Betül ÖZDEMİR Member
This Charter consists of 29 (twenty-nine) articles and 1 (one) temporary article.