Spiritüeller Derneği

SPRITDER CONSTITUTION

SECTION I- ESTABLISHMENT PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 1: NAME OF THE ASSOCIATION

The name of the association is SPRITUALS ASSOCIATION. Its abbreviation is SPRITDER.

ARTICLE 2: THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

The association’s headquarters is in Istanbul. The association can establish branches and can assign representatives in the provinces and counties in which the need may arise.

ADRESS: ISTANBUL

ARTICLE 3: DEFINITIONS

The following terms, words and abbreviations refer to the corresponding given meanings:

THE ASSOCIATION: THE SPRITUALS ASSOCIATION; SPRITDER
The Constitution: The main constitution of Spirituals Association.
The Headquarters: The location of the association’s headquarters that is defined in the Article 2.
The Domicile: The Address of the association that is defined in the Article 2.
The Members: Founder, full, honorary, counselling and light members of the association.
The President of the Association: The president of THE SPIRITUALS ASSOCIATION’s Executive Board.

ARTICLE 4: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION

The main objectives of the association are:

4.1) It is established as Anatolian Mission. Having Türkiye as the center, it aims to contribute to provide the consciousness of love, peace, unity-wholeness within the whole world.

4.2) To present, to convey the knowledge of the truth to all humanity.

4.3) To perform all kind of activities that will enable the people to activate within, and to remember again the properties of being a “Good Human” which consists of unconditional love, unconditional compassion, unconditional respect, unconditional patience, unconditional humbleness, unconditional charity and help and unconditional self-sacrifice.

4.4) Through defining verbal concepts in the field of spirituality (i.e. to establish the terminology of spirituality and self-development) and through defining its activity fields, to lead the task of determining the competence and qualification standards of business lines of spirituality

4.5) To contribute to ensuring that the establishments and/or people who are performing or willing to perform counselling activity in the field of spirituality are delivering their activities in accordance with these standards.

4.6) To carry out investigational studies on the topics of Spiritual Sciences.

4.7) To deliver activities of charity and help to everyone in Turkey that are experiencing difficulties in the economic, social and similar fields and that are in need aid-in-kind and financial aids.

4.8) To serve to social development on science and human values through carrying out trainings, seminars and organizations on social development matters.

4.9) To prepare projects in line with the purpose and topics of service of the association to benefit from the funds generated by domestic and international, local and foreigner unions, foundations, associations, institutions and establishments; may make applications to related authorities regarding these projects.

4.10) To provide contributions for the development of Türkiye in social, spiritual, cultural, scientific and technological areas with research, examinations and published materials in accordance with the study methods described in article 5; to promote, to carry out and to disseminate such studies.

4.11) The services which the association adopts as its objectives shall be for the benefit of everyone, shall not be limited to a certain locality or a certain group of people and shall be used for the benefit of the society in the direction of public interest.

4.12) To collect donations and fundraise in accordance with Charity Collection Law, related legislation provisions and association constitution’s provisions, in order to realize its objectives and topics of service; it may give and take; to accept domestic and abroad donations.

ARTICLE 5: TOPICS AND METHODS OF THE STUDIES TO BE DELIVERED BY THE ASSOCIATION

In order to realize the objectives mentioned in the above article, the association;

5.1) Takes initiatives and delivers activities in order to form legal statutes on terminology and standards regarding the field of spiritual development by collaborating with the state.

5.2) Ensures that the members meet, cooperate and communicate within each other and are informed.

5.3) Efforts for the affiliation of new members

5.4) With the aid of the committees to be established within, it organizes conferences, congresses, symposiums, panels, trips, camps, lotteries, open sessions, forums, expositions, exhibitions, fairs, concerts, examinations, studies, surveys, seminars and similar meetings, all kinds of scientific, educative and social practices in order to ensure the social, personal, cultural and scientific developments of all parts of the society; gets plans and projects to be prepared regarding its objectives and work fields; determines the proposals and requests on relevant topics.

5.5) Publishes brochures, catalogues, bulletins, journals, newspaper and books; also publishes these on interactive digital platforms, portals and on social media via using new-generation technologies.

5.6) May carry out social activities in order to enhance the knowledge and the experiences of people; organizes or receives services to organize all kinds of trips inland or abroad.

5.7) May own a club for the enabling its members to have rest and to make use of their free time.

5.8) May buy, lease, sell real estate property for its objectives and service areas; may reserve all kinds of rights on these properties; may manage these properties and may make all kinds of constructions on them.

5.9) May set up a foundation or provident fund for the objectives and service areas defined in the provisions of the Charity Collection Law and of this main constitution; may accept conditional or unconditional legacies.

5.10) May carry out activities abroad in order to introduce Türkiye’s social, spiritual, individual, cultural and scientific developments,

5.11) May collaborate with domestic and overseas institutions and foundation for its objectives.

5.12) May carry out the practices defined within the laws, or may have these practices done, in order to realize its objectives and studies

5.13) Makes collaborations with public institutions and establishments, research centers and universities depending on the basis of the topic. Besides, the services that it adopted as its objectives shall be for the benefit of everyone and shall not be limited to serve solely to a certain locality or a certain group of people and a minimum of two-third (2/3) of the income obtained throughout a year shall be spent on the objectives of the association.

5.14) May establish and manage financial, commercial and industrial businesses in order to attain the income needed to realize its constitution objectives.

5.15) May establish and manage dormitories, hostels, guesthouses, cafes, social aid centers, education and counseling centers, provided that the permissions are taken from related institutions and establishments.

5.16) In order to realize its objective, in case the need may arise; it may establish a foundation, a federation within the country or abroad, or it may join a federation that is already established; it may establish facilities that associations may establish, provided that the necessary permissions are taken.

5.17) May organize education programs collaborating with related institutions and establishments.

5.18) May grant scholarships to the students that are in need, may grant aid-in-kind and financial aids

5.19) To carry out aid campaigns and grant donations for families that are in need, for all kinds of animal-related cases with needs, and for the protection of the nature.

5.20) To organize domestic or abroad organizations, to make tv programs and to deliver calls in social media in order to present the truth to humanity.

5.21) To organize panels open to public in order to extend Love and Peace and to make calls for Unity and Wholeness

ARTICLE 6: FOUNDERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Names, last names, professions and vocations, places of residence and nationalities of the founder members of the association are defined on the back.

ARTICLE 7: THE EMBLEM OF THE ASSOCIATION

Without the permission of the Executive Board, the emblem of the association cannot be distributed to people other than the members, cannot be sold or used out of the objectives.

SECTION II – MEMBERSHIP PROVISONS

ARTICLE 8: MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONS

Every authentic and juridical person; who adopts the mission of the association which is to facilitate the love and peace to prevail the world as his/her mission; who leads a life by having the traits listed below; who internalizes the goals and principles of the association and who accepts to works towards these; who holds the conditions defined within the legislation, has the right to become a member of the association.

The Fundamental Characteristics That a Member Should Embody:

For the nature, humans and animals; continuously leading a life by exhibiting:

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Respect

Unconditional Leniency

Unconditional Humbleness

Unconditional Patience

Unconditional Charity-Help

Unconditional Self-sacrifice

and to adopt these as his/her mission.

For the counsellor membership, one should additionally display the compliance of his/her Personal and/or Spiritual Development activity with the SPRITDER “Spiritual Development Standard”. The procedure defined below is followed for this purpose.

For the juridical/authentic persons (Counsellor Members) to become a member, he/she should be carrying out activities, or should declare that he/she will carry out activities, that are in accordance with the “Spiritual Development Standard” defined by SPRITDER. The juridical/authentic persons that carry out activities out of this standard are informed by SPRITDER regarding the standard and they are expected to reorganize their activities in accordance with the standard within one (1) month; an inspection is made by SPRITDER at the end of this duration and they are accepted as association members in case the person/firm is approved as being in accordance with the standard.

Within a time period of maximum 1 year, each member shall bring 12 members that will be attached to him/her, in the way that he/she will be following their payments of membership fees, their attendance to seminars and activities. The member who provides the enrollment of 12 members attached to him/her within maximum a year, then receives the title of “Light” member. The members entitled as light members ensure their members’ continuous attendance to association organizations, and ensures that they pay the membership fees on time.

ARTICLE 9: MEMBERSHIP TYPES

The types of the memberships of the association are indicated below:

9.1) FOUNDER MEMBER: refers to the individuals; that have been present in the official establishment of the association, that carries out necessary ideological, physical and documentational activities, that works on the determination of the people to be invited to the association and on the realization of the invitations, that contributed to the formation of the Terminology and the Standard, that makes inspections on and follows the accordance of establishments and companies, which are mentioned in the article 8 and which want to be members of the association, with the standards. These inspections and controls are carried out by persons (minimum 2) assigned by the person determined by the Founder Member; the application for Counselor Membership is either ACCEPTED or REJECTED by the Founder Members depending on the inspection results.

9.2) FULL MEMBER: is the member that adopts all the duties required regarding the association membership and the one that holds the rights with the membership responsibilities. Provided that the necessary conditions are borne, the rights of the member include the principles of: delivering the fees on time, to put the necessary efforts regarding the objectives and the service topics and to continue to yield positive impressions about the Association in the society.

9.3) HONORARY MEMBERSHIP: This title is given by the Executive Board to the ones that provided great services to the Association through their works and supports. Honorary Members can attend to the General Assembly meetings and make speeches but they have no rights to vote.

9.4) COUNSELLOR MEMBER: It is the membership type that covers the individuals or establishments that deliver Spiritual Counselling. When the members within this context are enrolled in the association, they hold the rights that the full members hold and also, they can announce that they are a Spiritual Development individual/establishment that is in accordance with the “Spiritual Development Standard” defined by SPRITDER.

9.5) LIGHT MEMBER: In a manner that they will be attached to him/her; every member brings 12 other members and he/she follows up with their membership fee payments and ensures that they attend to the seminars and activities. The member who has 12 attached members then gains the Light title. The members who become Light ensures that their attached members attend to association organizations continually and that they pay their membership fees regularly.

ARTICLE 10: MEMBERSHIP PROCESSES

10.1) The membership processes of the Association are indicated below:

10.2) In order to become a member of the Association, the person interested or the representative of the juridical person should deliver their application and the “Membership Application Form” which states that they accept the provisions of the Association’s Constitution and that they hold the necessary membership conditions, to the Executive Board in a written manner.

10.3) The Executive Board decides on the membership application with the majority of the votes maximum within 30 days and informs the person making the membership application in a written manner. A member who brings 12 members within a year is awarded with the title of Light Member by the Executive Board and this person is informed that he/she becomes a Light Member.

10.4) Upon the acceptance of the person as a member of the Association, his/her identity is recorded in the “Member Registry Book”.

10.5) In the case that the membership application is rejected, the person applying may submit a petition of objection to the Executive Board. The rejection decision of the Executive Board is discussed and resolved in the first General Assembly meeting. The decision of the General Assembly is definitive.

10.6) No one can be forced to become a member of the Association.

10.7) Regarding the applications of people/institutions that are providing counselling services in the sector of (spiritual) development; they should fill in the “Membership Request Form for Counsellors”; and they are given a duration of 1 month in order to regulate their activities to become in accordance with the “Spiritual Development Standard”, after they are given a seminar/they are informed regarding this standard by the people authorized by SPRITDER. They become “Counsellor Member” if they are evaluated as appropriate at the end of one month.

10.8) The member who cannot bring 12 members within a maximum of 1 year, remains as a member until he/she fulfills this.

ARTICLE 11: TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Association membership shall terminate due to below reasons:

11.1) Decease of the member:

Membership terminates with the death of the member.

11.2) Withdrawal from Membership:

Each member has the right to leave the association, provided that he/ she notifies the Association in writing. As soon as the resignation petition of the member reaches the Executive Board, the resignation procedures are deemed to be completed. Resignation from membership does discard the accumulated debts of the member to the association.

11.3) Expulsion from membership:

The reasons for expulsion from membership of the association are indicated below.

11.3.1) To avoid the duties assigned by the authorized boards of the Association and to show indifference to the purpose and service issues of the Association,

11.3.2) Losing the right to be a member of association and acting contrary to the provisions of the Association's Constitution and to the decisions of the General Assembly and the Executive Board; as a Consultant Member, to carry out the activities, which should be carried out in accordance with the Standards, disregarding the determined Standard.

11.3.3) To take legal actions on behalf of the Association without being authorized, and to yield binding debt and liability to the Association,

11.3.4) To carry out processes or take actions that make it difficult or obstruct the realization of the purpose of the association,

11.3.5) Not paying their monthly hip fees for three (3) months in a row,

11.3.6) To prevent the activities of the association or to make written statements and to exhibit other behaviors that damage the reputation of the association,

ARTICLE 12: MEMBER EXPULSION PROCEDURES AND OBJECTIONS

In case of detection of one of the situations listed in Article 11.3, expulsion from membership is made by the decision of the executive board.

The expelled member may object in writing to the General Assembly regarding the decision that he receives through the Association's Executive Board within fifteen (15) days starting from the date of notification. The objection is discussed and resolved at the first General Assembly Meeting. The rights and obligations of the member continue until the objection is resolved.

If the member does not object in due time or if the objection is rejected at the General Assembly, the Executive Board of the Association erases the member's record in the "Member Registry Book". The right of the expelled member to apply to the court against this taken decision within one (1) month starting from the date of the General Assembly Meeting, is reserved.

The Executive Board of the Association may take legal action if all dues debts of the member who left or was excluded, apart from a deceased one, are not paid.

III. SECTION - MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 13: ORGANS

The association has three (3) mandatory organs. The organs of the association are shown below.

Mandatory organs:

13.1) General Assembly

13.2) Executive Board

13.3) Inspection Board

ARTICLE 14: GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly of the Association convenes once in every three (3) years ordinarily in the month of January and starts to carry out its work at the headquarters of the Association with the participation of minimum one more than half of its members.

ARTICLE 15: CALL METHODS FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The methods of calling the General Assembly of the Association for a meeting to be applied are indicated below.

15.1) The Executive Board determines the list of members entitled to attend the general assembly in accordance with the association's constitution and warns the indebted members for the payment of all their dues. Members with debts cannot attend the General Assembly Meeting.

15.2) Members with the right to attend the general assembly are called to attend to the meeting at least fifteen (15) days in advance through being informed about the day, time, place and the agenda of the meeting with an announcement on at least one newspaper or the website of the association, or through being notified in writing, as well as being contacted via the e-mail address or via message sent to the contact number indicated by the member. In this call; the day, time and place of a second meeting are also specified for the case not being able to hold the first specified meeting due to any case of the lack of a quorum. The period between the first and the second meetings cannot be less than seven days or more than sixty days.

15.3) If the meeting is postponed for any reason other than the lack of quorum, this situation is announced to the members in accordance with the call procedure for the first meeting, including the reasons for the postponement. The second meeting must be held within six months at the latest from the date of adjournment. Members are called back to the second meeting in accordance with the principles specified in the first paragraph of this article.

15.4) The General Assembly meeting cannot be postponed more than once.

15.5) Decisions taken with the written participation of all members without gathering together and decisions taken by all members of the association without following the call procedure written in this charter are valid. Taking decisions in this manner does not replace the ordinary meeting.

15.6) All members can attend the General Assembly meeting.

ARTICLE 16: GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING PRINCIPLES

The principles to be applied in the General Assembly meetings are indicated below.

16.1) The General Assembly convenes with the participation of the absolute majority of the members who have the right to attend, and a minimum of two-thirds of the members in case of a constitution change or the dissolution of the association; In the case that the meeting is postponed due to lack of majority, majority is not a must in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice of the total number of members of the executive board and the inspection board.

16.2) The list of members who have the right to attend the General Assembly is made readily available at the meeting venue. Identity documents issued by the official authorities of the members who will enter the meeting venue are checked by the members of the executive board or by other members in charge that are appointed by the executive board. Members enter the meeting place by signing for their names on the list prepared by the executive board. If the meeting quorum is met, this case is determined with a written report and then the meeting is initiated by the chairman of the executive board or one of the board members that he/she appoints. If the meeting quorum is not attained, then a written report is also prepared by the executive board.

16.3) After the opening, a chairman for the management of the meeting and a sufficient number of vice-chairmen and secretary are elected and a council committee is formed. The management and security of the meeting is in the responsibility of the chairman of the council.

16.4) For the voting to be held for the election of the organs of the association, it is obligatory for the members that will be voting to show their identity cards to the council committee and to sign for their names on the list of attendees.

16.5) In the General Assembly, only the items defined on the agenda are discussed. However, it is obligatory to include on the agenda the issues that are requested to be discussed in writing by one-tenth of the members present at the meeting.

16.6) Each member has one vote in the General Assembly; The members should use their votes personally. Honorary members can attend general assembly meetings but cannot vote. If a juridical person is a member, the juridical person’s the chairman of the executive board or the person that is assigned to represent juridical person would vote.

16.7) Unless a contrary decision is taken in the General Assembly, the elections of the members of the executive board and the inspection board are voted by secret ballot, and decisions on other issues are voted by open ballot. In order to carry out an open ballot, the method to be specified by the chairman of the general assembly is applied.

16.8) In case of carrying out a secret ballot, regular papers or ballot papers sealed by the meeting chairman are thrown into an empty container after the members have performed voting, and the result of voting is determined by making an open list after the completion of the voting.

16.9) At the General Assembly, the decisions of are taken by the absolute majority of the members attending the meeting. The decisions to change the constitution and regarding the dissolution of the association can only be taken with a minimum of two-thirds majority of the members attending the meeting.

16.10) Matters discussed and decisions taken at the meeting are recorded in a written report and signed jointly by the chairman of the council and the clerks. The minutes and other documents are delivered to the chairman of the executive board at the end of the meeting. The chairman of the executive board is responsible for preserving these documents and submitting them to the newly elected executive board within seven days.

ARTICLE 17: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The Extraordinary General Assembly is called for a meeting within one (1) month at the latest by the Executive Board in accordance with the applications and decisions shown below, on important and/or mandatory matters; that cannot be delayed until the date of Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, as well as on the matters which would yield benefits if they are discussed as soon as possible.

17.1) Written and signed application of one-fifth (1/5) of the members of the association for the subject,

17.2) The decision of the Executive Board to be taken by the absolute majority of the votes on the issues it deems necessary,

17.3) The Inspection Board’s decision with absolute majority on the Association's account transactions and the budget,

17.4) The Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting is held in accordance with the methods and principles defined for the ordinary General Assembly Meeting and only the specific issue that yielded the meeting is discussed and a decision is taken.

ARTICLE 18: DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly is the most authoritative decision-making body of the Association and its duties and authorities are indicated below.

18.1) To take the necessary decisions in line with the laws of the Republic of Turkey and the provisions of the Association's Constitution,

18.2) To discuss and approve the working period, work program, annual budget regulation, income and expense charts,

18.3) To elect the full and alternate members of the Executive and Inspection Boards for the working period,

18.4) To discuss and approve; the work report of the Executive Board for the last working period, as well as the balance sheet and income and expense tables, the inspection report of the Inspection Board and to acquit the members of the Executive Board,

18.5) To discuss and decide on the draft of the Executive Board regarding the amendment of the Association's Constitution,

18.6) To discuss and decide on the Regulations submitted for approval by the Executive Board,

18.7) To take decisions on the objections made in due time against the decisions of the Executive Board regarding those who have been dismissed from the membership of the Association,

18.8) To authorize the Executive Board for the purchase or sale of immovable property for the Association,

18.9) To take decisions on the suggestions made by the Executive Board for the Association to carry out international actions, to participate in or cooperate with organizations abroad,

18.10) Deciding on the dissolution of the Association and the distribution of its assets,

18.11) To fulfill the duties defined within the Law or the Association's Constitution specified to be done at the General Assembly,

18.12) To decide to establish partnerships, economic enterprises, foundations and mutual aid funds, or to participate in those that have been established or will be established, on the condition that the incomes to be provided shall not be used for obtaining any benefits and shall not be transmitted to the members of the Executive Board and/or the Association, other than personnel wages, and that these incomes are only established for the purpose of the Association, and to present this Decision to the approval of the General Assembly.

ARTICLE 19: EXECUTIVE BOARD

The formation of the Executive Board, which is the authorized governing body of the association, is indicated below.

19.1) The Executive Board consists of five (5) full and five (5) alternate members elected for a period of three (3) years.

19.2) Alternate members substitute the vacated full memberships. If the number of members of the Executive Board drops below half of the total number of members after the appointment of substitutes due to vacancies, the General Assembly is called for an extraordinary meeting within one month for re-election.

19.3) The Executive Board of the Association is elected by the General Assembly of the Association for three (3) years. The three-year term begins after the General Assembly meeting ends.

ARTICLE 20: WORK PRINCIPLES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

The work principles of the Executive Board are indicated below.

20.1) The Executive Board determines the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and members with the decision on the distribution of duties taken at the first meeting after the election.

20.2) The Executive Board meets ordinarily at least once a month and may hold extraordinary meetings when necessary.

20.3) The Executive Board convenes and works in line with the call of the President of the Association and the agenda determined by him/her.

20.4) The Chairman of the Executive Board may preside for a maximum of three consecutive terms. After taking a break for one or more terms, he/she can be a candidate for the presidency again. This rule can only be changed with the decision of the general assembly.

ARTICLE 21: DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Duties and authorities of the Executive Board are indicated below.

21.1) To take the necessary decisions in line with the laws of the Republic of Turkey and the provisions of this Constitution; To implement the decisions of the General Assembly,

21.2) To represent the Association through the President of the Association or to authorize other members when necessary,

21.3) To prepare and implement the work period work program, annual budget regulation, income and expense schedules,

21.4) To prepare the work report, balance sheet and income and expense tables for the last working period,

21.5) To decide on the admission or expulsion of members from the Association.

21.6) To determine the date, time, place and agenda of the General Assembly Meetings and to announce them to the members,

21.7) Establishing committees to work in line with management and service issues and taking the necessary decisions about their reports,

21.8) To appoint the personnel and consultants who will carry out the affairs of the Association and to terminate their employment when necessary,

21.9) Working on the amendment of the Association's Constitution, and on the preparation and amendment of the regulations; submitting the necessary drafts to the approval of the General Assembly,

21.10) To inform the members and relevant authorities of the decisions taken at the General Assembly Meetings,

21.11) In accordance with its duty and balance sheet, receiving the assets of the Association from the Executive Board responsible for the previous working period, and handing it over to the Executive Board for the next working term in the same way,

21.12) To take and implement all kinds of decisions in order to realize the purpose of the Association,

21.13) Purchasing or selling immovable properties, if authorized by the General Assembly,

21.14) Deciding on the association's joining to or leaving from a federation if the General Assembly authorizes it,

21.15) Fulfilling the duties and using the authorities specified for the Executive Board in the Law or the Association's Constitution.

21.16) To give the Title of Light Member to the person who has fulfilled the conditions for transitioning from normal Membership to Light Membership.

ARTICLE 22: INSPECTION BOARD

In terms of internal inspection, the Inspection Board is responsible for fulfilling its inspection duty internally as the Association is open to all kinds of inspections. Provisions related to the formation and work principles of the Inspection Board are indicated below.

22.1) The Inspection Board consists of three (3) full and three (3) alternate members elected for three (3) years at the General Assembly.

22.2) The Inspection Board elects a Chairman at its first meeting after the election. The Inspection Board convenes upon the call of its own chairman, and can conduct inspections upon the request of the Executive Board. Meeting and decision quorum is two (2).

22.3) In case of a vacancy in the full membership of the Inspection Board due to resignation or other reasons, alternate members are called for duty.

ARTICLE 23: DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTION BOARD

While following the rules and means found in the association’s constitution and keeping the inspection intervals as not exceeding one year; the Inspection Board inspect the association to verify if it carries out activities that are for its purpose and that are in line with the fields of work defined to be carried out for the realization of this purpose, which are stated in the constitution of the association, and if the books, accounts and records are kept in accordance with the legislation and the association's constitution or not. The Inspection Board presents its results in a report to the executive board and to the general assembly when it convenes.

The Inspection Board may request that the general assembly to be called for a meeting when necessary.

ARTICLE 24: METHODS OF INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION

24.1) The internal inspection of the association is carried out by the Inspection Board in accordance with the Associations Law and the association's constitution. However, in cases where there is not enough clarity in the association’s constitution; providing definition with the inclusion of the statement “according to the association’s constitution”, individual and separate unit texts can be prepared for forming regulations that would be put into effect through taking the approval of the General Assembly, in order to compensate this lack in clarity in the constitution and to help and guide the members, the association bodies and the staff on the association’s activities and processes.

ARTICLE 25: COMMON PROVISIONS

A member who leaves his/her board for any reason is replaced by the alternate members that are assigned for the full memberships following their orders.

IV. CHAPTER - EXECUTIVE UNIT

ARTICLE 26: PURPOSE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE EXECUTIVE UNIT

Under the supervision and management of the Executive Board, the Executive Unit of the Association is in charge of; implementing the decisions of the organs of the Association; establishment of club and facilities, economic enterprises, fulfilling the functions and association related processes of foundations and solidarity funds. Being in charge of carrying out the association’s services and actions, the executive unit is formed of the following commissions:

Management Commissions:

Benevolence Commission

Love and Peace Commission

Law Commission

R&D Commission

Membership Commission

Branch- Representation Commission

Organization Commission

Nature Protection Commission

Management Units:

Professional Inspection Unit

Professional Standard Determination Unit

Media and Public Relations

Information Technologies

26) MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS AND UNITS

26.1 Management commissions and management units may be established to assist the management in the purpose and service issues of the association. Each member notifies the executive board of his/her request to participate in the commissions and units he/she desires. Members can be proposed to any commission by the President of the Association. In both cases, the members are elected to the commission and units by the decision of the management.

26.2 Commission and unit members actively participate in the activities of the commission/unit they are in to ensure that the work is carried out.

26.3 The new commission/unit or the dissolution of the existing commission/unit will take place with the decisions of the executive board. Members’ participation in newly formed commissions/units takes place as stated in article 26.1.

26.4 Each member taking part in the commissions may terminate their active duty in the commission/unit at any time. They can rejoin whenever they wish to do so.

ARTICLE 27: ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES OF THE ASSOCIATION

The association may establish branches in places deemed necessary by the decision of the general assembly. For this purpose, the founders' board of at least three persons that are authorized by the executive board of the association submits the branch establishment notification and necessary documents specified in the Associations Regulation to the highest civilian authority of the place where the branch will be established.

ARTICLE 28: DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF BRANCHES

Branches are the internal organization of the association which is not a legal entity and that has the duty and authority to carry out autonomous activities in line with the purpose and service subjects of the association, and that is responsible for all its receivables and debts arising from its transactions.

ARTICLE 29: ORGANS OF BRANCHES AND PROVISIONS TO BE APPLIED TO BRANCHES

The organs of a branch are the General Assembly, the Executive Board and the Inspection Board.

The General Assembly is composed of branches of registered members. The Executive Board is elected by the branch General Assembly as five full and five alternate members, and the inspection board as three full and three alternate members.

Duties and authorities of these organs and other provisions regarding the association in this constitution are also applied in the branch within the framework stipulated by the legislation.

ARTICLE 30: MEETING TIME OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF BRANCHES AND HOW THEY WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEADQUARTERS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Branches are obliged to complete the ordinary meetings of the General Assembly at least two months before the General Assembly meeting of the headquarters.

The ordinary General Assembly of the branches convenes every 3 years, in October, on the day, place and time to be determined by the branch Executive Board.

Branches are obliged to present a copy of the General Assembly result notification to the local authority and the headquarters of the association within thirty days following the date of the meeting.

Up to three branches, branches have the right to attend the Headquarters General Assembly. If the branches are more than three, then one (1) member for every twenty (20), and one more for the remaining members if they are more than ten, which all should be elected by the members in the General Assembly of the branch, have the right to attend to the Headquarters General Assembly. the branch with the direct participation of all members in the General Assembly; If the number of branches is more than three, one (1) for every twenty (20) members registered in the branch, and one among these members if the remaining number of members is more than 10, through the delegates to be elected at the branch General Assembly, are entitled to participate in the General Assembly of the headquarters.

Delegates elected at the last General Assembly of the branch attend the General Assembly of the Headquarters. Members of the Headquarters Executive Board and Inspection Board attend the General Meeting of the Headquarters, but cannot vote unless they are elected as a delegate on behalf of the branch.

Those who are in charge of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the branches leave their duties in the branch when they are elected to the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the headquarters.

Those who are in charge of the Executive Board or Inspection Board of the branches leave their duties in the branch if they are elected to the Executive Board and Inspection Board of the headquarters.

ARTICLE 31: OPENING REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

The association may open a representative office with the decision of the executive board in order to carry out the activities of the association where it deems necessary. The address of the representative office is presented in writing to the local administrative authority by the person or persons appointed as the representative by the decision of the executive board. Representative office cannot be represented in the General Assembly.

SECTION V – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 32: WORKING PERIOD AND BUDGET

The working period of the association starts on 1 January and ends on 31 December. In case of keeping records on the basis of operating account, "Operation Account Table" (specified in ANNEX-16 of the Associations Regulation) is prepared at the end of the year (31 December). In case of keeping records on the 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.

ARTICLE 33: REVENUES OF THE ASSOCIATION

The revenues of the association are shown below.

33.1) Annual Fee (Membership Fee): The fee stipulated in each working budget for the Members and Consultant Members and which must be paid during the continuation of their membership is determined by the executive board. Membership and Advisor Membership fees are determined separately.

33.2) Branch fee: 50% of the fees collected from the members by the branches are sent to the headquarters every six months in order to meet the general expenses of the association.

33.3) Benefit share: If members and their guests and the ones in the position of beneficiaries want to benefit from the association, clubs and facilities, they must pay the fee stipulated in the working period budget,

33.4) Revenues from leasing the movable and immovable properties and rights of the association, and revenues from movable assets,

33.5) All kinds of conditional or unconditional donations, wills and aids and aids to be provided in accordance with the Law on Aid Collection,

33.6) Partnerships, Income from economic enterprises,

33.7) Income to be obtained from the assets of the association,

33.8) Project revenues

33.9) Other incomes.

33.10) Minimum 2/3 of the annual total income must be used in line with the purpose of the Association.

ARTICLE 34: INCOME AND EXPENSE TRANSACTIONS

The annual fee (12) is divided into twelve equal installments and calculated on a monthly basis, and the amount for each month is received in the first week of the month. Membership and Advisor Membership fees are determined individually.

Association revenues are collected with a "Receipt Certificate" (a sample of which can be found in ANNEX-17 of the Associations Regulation). In case the income of the association is collected through banks, documents such as bank receipt or account statement shall replace the receipt document.

The expenses of the association are made with expenditure documents such as invoice, retail sales receipt, self-employment receipt. However, for the payments of the association within the frame of Article 94 of the Income Tax Law, documents such as expense slip according to the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law, and for the payments that are not within this context, documents such as “Expense Receipt” or “Bank Receipt” (examples available in ANNEX-13 of the Associations Regulation) shall be used as an expense document.

Submissions 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 the 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 the Associations Regulation).

These documents are printed in the form and size shown in Annex-13, Annex-14 and Annex-15, as volumes of carbon copy books consisting of fifty real and fifty carbon copy pages, or as a form to be printed or as a continuous form by means of electronic systems and writing machines, all 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 the 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 executive board.

The relevant provisions of the Associations Regulation shall be 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 income on behalf of the association and the delivery of the collected revenues.

License of authorization

Except for the full members of the Executive Board, the person or persons who will collect income on behalf of the association, as well as their term of authorization, are determined by the decision of the Executive Board. The "Certificate of Authorization" containing the explicit identity, signature and photographs of the persons who will collect income (included in Annex-19 of the Associations Regulation) is issued by the association in two copies and approved by the Chairman of the Association's Executive Board. The full members of the Executive Board may collect income without a certificate of authorization.

The duration of the authorization certificates is determined by the Executive Board to be as a maximum of one year. Expired authorization certificates are renewed according to the first paragraph. In cases such as the expiration of the authorization certificate or the resignation, death, termination of the job or duty of the person on whose behalf the authorization certificate is issued, it is obligatory to submit the authorization certificates to the Executive Board of the Association within one week. In addition, the authority to collect revenue can be canceled at any time with the decision of the Executive Board.

Retention Period of Income and Expense Documents;

Except for the books, receipts, expenditure documents and other documents used by the association are kept for 5 years in accordance with the number and date order in the books in which they are recorded, without prejudice to the periods specified in special laws.

ARTICLE 35: BOOK-KEEPING PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND BOOKS TO BE KEPT

The Association’s book-keeping is carried out according to the operating account books principles. However, if the annual gross income exceeds the limit specified in Article 31 of the Associations Regulation, the 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 dropped below the above-mentioned limit in two consecutive accounting periods, the operating account principle can be adopted again for 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 executive board.

In case of establishing a commercial enterprise belonging to the Association, a book is also kept for this commercial enterprise in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law.

Recording Procedure

The books and records of the association are kept in accordance with the methods and principles specified in the Associations Regulation.

Books to be Kept

The following books are kept in the association.

a) The books to be kept on the basis of the operating account and the principles to be followed are as follows:

1-Decision Book: The decisions of the executive board are written in this book in order of the date and number, and the decisions are signed at the end of the page by the members attending the meeting.

2-Member Registry: Identity information, entry and exit dates of those who enter the association as a member are recorded in this book. Entry and annual fee quantities of the 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 originals of incoming documents and the copies of outgoing documents are filed. Incoming or outgoing documents via e-mail are stored as print-outs.

4-Business Account Book: Income received and expenses incurred on behalf of the Association are recorded in this book explicitly and regularly.

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 them are recorded in this book.

6-Plant Ledger: Records of the dates and manners of acquisition of the fixed assets belonging to the Association, the places where they are used or given to, as well as the deletion of the records of those who have completed their functional life periods are shown in this book.

It is not obligatory to keep the Receipt Record Book and the Plant Ledger.

b) The books to be kept on the basis of the balance sheet and the principles to be followed are as follows:

The books recorded in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd sub-clauses of the 1-(a) clause are also kept in the case of book-keeping 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 Ledger) are certified by the provincial directorate of associations or notary before the start of their use. 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 the journal book, which is kept on the basis of the balance sheet, every year in the last month preceding the year in which it will be used.

VI. SECTION - GENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 36: AMENDMENTS TO THE MAIN CONSTITUTION

In order to amend the constitution, two thirds (2/3) of the members who have the right to attend the general assembly meeting must be present at the first meeting. If the majority is not achieved in the first meeting, the constitution modification is discussed in the second meeting, regardless of the number of members. However, the number of members attending the second meeting cannot be less than twice the number of members of the Executive and the Inspection Boards. Decisions on the amendment of the constitution are taken by 2/3 majority of votes in both meetings.

ARTICLE 37: DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND LIQUIDATION OF ITS ASSETS

The General Assembly of the Association can always decide to dissolve the association. In this regard, the procedures stipulated by the provisions of the Law on Associations are applied. In case of dissolution, the existing assets of the association are donated to an association or foundation with the same or similar purpose. According to this decision, the assets of the association in order for the General Assembly to decide on the dissolution of the association, at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the association, who have the right to attend the general assembly according to the constitution, must be present at the meeting.

If this majority is not achieved in the first meeting, the members are invited to the second meeting. Regardless of the number of members attending the second meeting, the issue of dissolution can be discussed. It is obligatory to make the decision on the dissolution with the condition of having a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members present at the meeting.

A written notice on the dissolution of the association is presented to the district governorship by the Executive Board within five (5) days.

ARTICLE 38: REGULATIONS

The Executive Board is free regarding the provisions of the Association's Main Constitution. Members are obliged to follow the provisions of the regulation to be prepared by the Executive Board.

ARTICLE 39: LACK OF PROVISIONS

In the case of an absence of a provision during the implementation of this Association Main Constitution, the provisions of the Law on Associations and the Turkish Civil Code are applied.

ARTICLE 40: EXECUTION

The Executive Board is authorized to execute the provisions of these Articles of Association.

ARTICLE 41: LOAN PROCEDURE FOR THE ASSOCIATION

If needed, the association may receive a loan with the decision of the executive board in order to realize the purpose of the association and to carry out its activities. This received loan may be for the matters as the purchase of goods and services on credit, as well as in the form of cash. However, the loan cannot be taken in amounts that cannot be covered by the income sources of the association and in a way that will cause the association to become insolvent.

This statute consists of 41 (forty-one) articles.