Charter

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CHARTER 2010

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HEAD OFFICE CONTACT Address: Yeşilay Genel Merkezi, Nuruosmaniye Cad. No : 17/1 34110

Cağaloğlu-Fatih / ISTANBUL / TURKEY

Phone: + (90) 212 527 16 83

Fax: + (90) 212 522 84 63

Web: www.yesilay.org.tr

E-mail: [email protected]

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SECTION 1

NAME, PURPOSE AND CENTER OF THE GREEN CRESCENT

Article 1- Association’s name and center Association’s name is “Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti”, “Turkish Green

Crescent Society” and it is centered in Istanbul. It was founded on 5th March

1920 in Istanbul and named “Hilal-i Ahdar”. Later its name changed to “Yeşil

Hilal” and finally to “Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti”, “Turkish Green Crescent

Society”.

“Türkiye” word was allowed to be used in Association’s name by 20

September 1973 dated and 7/7146 numbered cabinet decree.

The Association was converted to a public interest Association by 19

September 1934 dated and 2/1288 numbered cabinet decree which was

promulgated in 13 October 1934 dated and 2827 numbered official gazette.

Article 2- The symbol of Association is a green moon on a white ground whose

bits are directed to the right. Although Yeşilay’s branches of youth or other

branches related to it may use “a hand that presses a snake which is getting out

of a bottle” symbol where it is necessary -except flags and badges-.

The purpose of the Association and topics, formats and scope which will be

carried on to accomplish this purpose

Article 3- In a moral and cultural development atmosphere in our country the

purpose of the Association is to fight against addictions that destruct the mental

and physical health of youth and community such as drug, smoking, alcohol

addiction and also all kind of addictions that harms youth and community such

as gambling, prostitution, internet and screen addiction. The purpose is to raise

generations that are dependent to their national culture.

The purpose is to minimize the consumption of alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and all

kind of bad habits by cooperation and harmony with governmental and non-

governmental organizations.

Formats and topics to carry on for reaching the purpose

1. Conducting researches to enable and develop activities,

2. Organizing training activities such as courses, seminars, television

speeches, lectures,

3. Ensuring any information and document that is required to achieve the

purpose, generating a documentation center, publishing books,

newspapers, magazines etc. to announce the activities and journals to

distribute to the members,

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4. Providing a fine work environment to achieve the purpose, ensuring all

kind of technical tools and equipment, inventory, and stationery

supplies,

5. After providing the necessary permissions, organizing charity

collections, accepting donations from abroad and from within the

country,

6. Establishing and operating economic, commercial and industrial

enterprises in order to provide needed revenues for the realization

of the purposes of charter,

7. Building and furnishing social and cultural facilities, opening locals

for the enjoyment of members and for their evaluation of free times,

8. Arranging and availing of dinner meetings, concerts, plays,

exhibitions, sports, sightseeing and fun activities etc. among the

members,

9. For the needs of the Association activities buying, selling, leasing,

renting movable and immovable property and establishing real

rights over immovable property,

10. If necessary for the purpose, establishing federation or joining a

federation board, by providing the necessary permissions establishing

local dorms, dispensaries etc. that need permission to be established,

11. International operations, joining foreign associations or organizations

and making joint efforts on a project basis or cooperate with these

organizations,

12. For the purpose of the Association, providing financial aid to or

getting financial aid from similar aimed associations, labor and

employer unions, and professional organizations,

13. If considered necessary to achieve the purpose, without prejudice

to the provisions of the law -5072 numbered act -, carrying out joint

projects with state institutions and organizations on their work area,

14. Establishing polls to provide the compelling needs of members such as

food, clothing and other goods and services and to satisfy the needs of

short-term loan,

15. Providing drug or alcohol addicts a treatment in hospital and helping

them to regain their working ability, helping their family and helping

to take care of their children’s education and protection,

16. Opening branches and representative offices where necessary,

17. On the areas related to the purpose of the Association and on the areas

that are not prohibited by law, creating common platforms with

other associations, trade unions and civil society organizations to

achieve the common purpose,

18. Carrying out art and culture studies and similar initiatives,

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19. On the purpose of fighting against drug, alcohol, smoking and all kind

of addictions starting enterprises to make government to take

necessary measures and to decree,

20. Opening dormitories and training centers,

21. Preparing radio and television programs,

22. Preparing VCDs and DVDs,

23. Creating internet portals,

24. Establishing Yeşilay clubs,

25. Establishing mobile and fixed libraries related to Yeşilay,

26. Pressing books, posters, brochures, labels, stickers, badges, magazines,

vinyl related to work area of Yeşilay,

27. Preparing billboards,

28. Publishing scientific articles,

29. Preparation and purchasing documentaries, television programs

and promotional films,

30. Organizing open sessions and press conferences,

31. Preparing reports to enlighten the public, state officials and the media,

32. Establishing treatment centers for the recovery of bad habits,

33. Establishing Yeşilay radio and television channel,

34. Making agency activities,

35. Republishing the printed books of Yeşilay and converting them into

CD format,

36. Collecting in a book all of the reports that Yeşilay ever made,

37. Preparation and publication of new books on issues of Yeşilay,

38. Preparation of video clips on alcohol, drugs, gambling, purse

snatching, homeless children and other bad habits,

39. Providing financial aid, books and documents, conferences for the

collection centers for homeless children, dorms, schools, treatment

and rehabilitation centers,

40. Providing financial support for homeless children’s families that are

reported by the police,

41. By increasing the number of pages and print quality of the Yeşilay

magazine, providing a superior technical and scientific level, and

increasing number of subscribers,

42. Distributing the posters which Yeşilay prepared and will prepare in all

provinces, districts and villages of Turkey as free of charge,

43. Distributing the same posters at barracks and other organizations as

free of charge,

44. Providing the essential costs for conferences that are held in schools

and in other organizations,

45. Advertising on televisions and newspapers,

46. Ensuring the re-suppression of the history of Yeşilay and completing

the missing history of Yeşilay,

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47. Ensuring to receive the books related to Yeşilay into library,

48. Enabling the development of public relations of Yeşilay,

49. Having particularly municipalities, governmental and non-

governmental organizations subscribed to Yeşilay magazine and

providing advertisements, documents and writings for the magazine,

50. If necessary, the headquarters and branches may employ, for homeless

children, permanent or temporary staff to be used in co-operation and

solidarity in alcohol and drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation

centers, and organizations established in this regard,

51. Renovations of the headquarter building Yeşilay Office Block –that is

also the only source of Yeşilay’s income since 1974- and some other

branch buildings that belong to Yeşilay,

52. Providing the suspension of the Yeşilay’s panels as framed at the

stations, wharves, waiting rooms, terminals and other places where

people are collected,

53. Providing the use of city boards,

54. Providing the suspension of panels related to Yeşilay at

trams, commuter trains, buses and wagons,

55. Helping to provide financial support to purchase offices for the

branches that are tenanted,

56. Providing financial support for the activities of Yeşilay branches,

57. Having scientists, artisans and people beloved by the youth

participated in Yeşilay’s issues and providing their payment of costs,

58. Providing a permanent funding as in some other institutions by

contacting the relevant authorities,

59. Cooperating with the hospitals that are relevant to the Yeşilay’s

purposes,

60. Ensuring any kind of activity to inform the community on issues

related to homeless children and Yeşilay,

61. Making all kind of activities for the purpose of Yeşilay,

62. Opening camps if necessary,

63. Providing scholarships,

64. Providing foster families for the orphaned homeless children

(according to applicable laws),

65. Providing fostering allowance to the needer foster families,

66. Performing all kind of activities according to Yeşilay charter, the Law

of Association (Dernekler Kanunu) and to the laws in force,

67. Giving plaques and certificates of honor to the people who serve for

Yeşilay’s aspirations. Presenting the feelings of thank and gratitude of

Yeşilay Association.

The Scope of the Association

Yeşilay has been working in the areas of DRUG ADDICTION, SOCIAL,

CULTURAL and HEALTH areas.

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SECTION 2

AFFILIATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION, RELINQUISHING

MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP PROCESS

Article 4- Any real or legal person who refuse to use any kind of alcohol and

drugs under any kind of circumstances and who fights against them and who is

at least 18 years old, who has the legal personality or legal entity, who adopts the

principles and purposes of the Association and accepts to work in this direction

has the right to become a member of this Association. However, foreign real

persons to be members have the right if they settle in Turkey. This condition is

not required for honorary membership. Form of oath: “I swear on my honor that

as long as I remain as a member of this Association I will not use alcohol and

drugs under any kind of circumstances and I will spread the ideal of

community.”

Article 5- The membership applications must include the oath about not using

addictive drugs. The applications must be in written form and given to the

presidency of the Association. Administrative board of the Association makes its

decision on acceptance or denial of the request in 30 days and results are

informed to the applicant in written form. Members whose applications are

approved are registered to the books that are for this purpose. The original

members of the Association are the founders of the Association and the people

who are accepted to the membership by administrative board upon their request.

When the branches of the Association are established, the membership entries in

headquarter are transferred to the branches. New membership applications are

done in branches. Acceptance and deletion of membership operations are done

by administrative boards of branches. Headquarter shall be notified in 30 days in

written form.

Article 6- Although people who are not the members of the Association, adopt

the fight against the use of drugs and alcohol, provide important aids for the

purpose and people who provide important financial and moral aid for the

Association may be given honorary membership by the decision of central

administration board.

Whether or not a member, people who provide important services for the

Association’s purpose may be given a Yeşilay medal by the decision of the

Board.

Unsubscription

Article 7- Each member has the right to resign by notifying in written form.

When the petition of resignation arrives in the administrative board, exit

procedures shall be implemented. Unsubscription will not end the association

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member's accumulated debts.

Dismissal from Membership

Article 8-

1. To act contrary to the charter,

2. To constantly avoid given tasks,

3. Despite written warnings, not paying membership fees within six

months,

4. Failure to comply with the decision taken by the organs of the

Association,

5. To have lost the conditions of being a member,

6. Contrary to the commitment to use any of the drug addiction.

By the decision of the administrative board as a result of one of the above

states, a person may be removed from membership.

Disqualified from the Association, members will be deleted from the

registry and cannot claim the assets of the Association.

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SECTION 3

STRUCTURE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MEETING TIME,

CALL AND MEETING PROCEDURE

Article 9- Organs of the Association:

1. General Assembly

2. Administrative Board

3. Auditing Board

4. Youth and Women's Branch

The General Assembly is the highest and most authoritative decision-

making organ of the Association.

General Assembly

Upon the written request of the usual one-fifth of the members

of Administrative or the Auditing Board following the dates shown it this

charter, The General Assembly convenes extraordinarily within 30 days.

The ordinary General Assembly convenes in every 2 years in October at

the date, place and time determined by the Administrative Board.

The General Assembly is convened by the call of Administrative Board. If

the administrative board does not call for meeting, upon the request of one of the

members, court of peace judge shall appoint three of the members to call for

meeting.

Call Procedure

Administrative Board prepares the list of members entitled by the

charter to attend General Assembly. Members, who are entitled to attend the

general assembly, are convened at least 15 days in advance by date, time, place

and agenda being announced in a newspaper or by being notified in written form

or by electronic mail. In case, the meeting cannot be done due to lack

of majority, the second meeting day, time and place shall also be specified in the

first meeting call. The time between the first and second meetings shall not

be less than seven days, and not be more than sixty days.

If the meeting cannot be held by reasons other than lack of majority, by

indicating the reasons for this postponement, this issue is informed to the

members in accordance to the procedures of the first call. The second

meeting must be held within six months from the date of postponement.

Members in the second meeting, cited again according to the principles stated in

the first paragraph.

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General assembly meeting cannot be postponed more than once.

Meeting Procedure

The General Assembly convenes with the absolute majority of the

members that are entitled to join the meeting; in case of termination of the

Association or charter change, Assembly convenes with the two-thirds of the

members. If the first meeting is postponed due to the lack of majority, at the

second meeting a majority is not required. However, the number of members

attending this meeting must not be less than twice of the total number of

members of Administrative and Auditing board.

List of members entitled to attend the General Assembly meeting shall

stand in place. The identity documents issued by official authorities of the

members to attend the meeting are controlled by Administrative Board members

or the people administrative board appointed to. Members enter the meeting

place by signing their names on the list issued by Administrative Board.

If quorum is ensured, it shall be recorded and the meeting shall be opened

by the head of Administrative Board or a member of the administrative board

appointed by the head. If the quorum isn’t provided an official report

is issued by the Administrative Board.

After the opening, a head, sufficient number of vice head and a clerk are

chosen for the presiding committee to run the meeting.

At the votes for the selection of the organs, members who vote must show

their identity to the presiding committee and sign the side of their names listed

on the participant list.

The head of the council is responsible for the management and security of

the meeting.

At the General Assembly, only the topics on the agenda are discussed.

However, if one- tenth of the members present at the meeting can request issues

to be discussed that are not on the agenda, this must be obtained in writing.

Each member has one vote in the Assembly, members must vote in

person. Honorary members may attend meetings of the General Assembly but

cannot vote. If a legal person is a member, the head of the Administrative Board

of the legal person or the person appointed by him, votes.

The issues discussed and decisions taken in the meeting are written in

report and are signed jointly by the head of the council and clerks. After the

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meeting, the minutes and other documents are delivered to the head of the

Administrative Board. Head of the Administrative Board is responsible for the

protection and delivering to the newly elected Administrative Board in seven

days of these documents.

The General Assembly Voting and Decision-Making Procedures and Forms

The voting and election in General Assembly can be done as open and

secret by the decision of the General Assembly. However even if a secret ballot

or vote is decided, a public counting must be done. Secret votes are sealed

papers or ballot papers that are put in an empty container by the members who

vote and after the end of voting, these votes are public counted by the head of

the meeting. Open voting method is specified by the head of the General

Assembly. Resolutions of the General Assembly are decided by the absolute

majority of the members who attended the General Assembly.

Decision Taken without Call or Meeting

The decisions that are taken by all of the members without a meeting with

their participation in written form and the decisions taken by all of the members

who convened without following the call procedure in the charter are valid. This

way of taking decision does not substitute the ordinary meeting.

Article 10- Only agenda items shall be negotiated in General Assembly.

However if at least 1/10 of members present items in written form to add to the

agenda, this items shall be negotiated.

Article 11- Decisions are made by the majority of the present members. Each

member has one vote. However, a member shall not vote on the issues about

himself, his wife or his lineal consanguine. This article applies

to General Meetings of the Administrative Board of the Headquarter.

Duties and Authority of the General Assembly

Article 12-

1. Choosing the organs of the Association,

2. Changing the charter of the Association,

3. Negotiating the reports of supervisory and administrative board and

exoneration the Auditing and Administrative Board,

4. Amending and adopting the budget prepared by the Administrative

Board,

5. Inspection of the other organs of the Association and when necessary,

their removal from the office for good reason,

6. Negotiating and deciding on the objections against decisions of

the Administrative Board on denial of membership or expulsion,

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7. Authorizing the Administrative Board about purchasing immovable

property or selling real estate available,

8. Approving or amending and approving the regulations that are

prepared by the Administrative Board for the works of the Association,

9. Establishing the charges, payments, allowances and reimbursements to

be given to the presidents or members -who are not government

officials- of the administrative and supervisory boards and establishing

the daily payments and allowances to be given to the members who are

appointed to the services of the Association,

10. Deciding on secession from or joining to a federation and

authorizing the Administrative Board in this regard,

11. Deciding on opening branches of the Association and authorizing the

Administrative Board of operating procedures about the branches that

are decided to be opened,

12. International activities of the Association, Separating from or

participating in as a member of foreign organizations,

13. Establishing the foundation of the Association,

14. The termination of the Association,

15. Examining and deciding on the other proposals of the Administrative

Board,

16. As the highest authority of the Association, using the powers and

carrying out the works that are not given to any other body of the

Association,

17. Doing other tasks that are given to General Assembly by legislation.

Article 13- General Assembly chooses by secret ballot among the candidates the

below,

A. 13 full and 7 alternate members for Administrative Board of Headquarter

B. 3 full and 3Alternate Members for Auditing Board

Article 14- General Assembly meetings shall be administered by the congress

President or Vice President. Memorandums or clerks administer the writing jobs.

Minutes of the negotiation of the General Assembly, are signed by the the

President, the Vice President, clerks and are entrusted to the General Presidency.

Decisions of the General Assembly are announced to the members and third

parties by being hanged for a week at the streets around the Headquarter and

branch buildings.

Article 15- General Assembly convenes extraordinary as the shown below:

A) By the written request of the 1 / 5 of the members,

B) By the decision of the Administrative Board of the Headquarter.

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At the extraordinary general meeting, if a new delegation starts to work

it will serve until the regular meeting of the General Assembly.

Article 16- The proposal for the amending of the charter shall be examined by

the Administrative Board of the Headquarter and then if necessary it shall be

submitted to the General Assembly.

How to change the charter

Charter amendment is made by the decision of the General Assembly. 2/3

majority of all of the members who are entitled to attend and vote in the meeting

are required to make this change. If the meeting is postponed due to the lack of

the majority, at the second meeting there isn’t a majority required. However, the

number of the members attending this meeting must not be less than twice

the total number of the members of Administrative and Auditing Boards.

The required majority of the votes to change the charter is 2/3 of all the

members who attended the meeting and have the right to vote. Charter

amendment voting in General Assembly shall be open voted.

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SECTION 4

FOUNDATION, DUTIES, AND CLEARANCE OF THE HEAD

OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

Article 17- The Head Office Administrative Board owns rights and duties to

perform Association's work and representing it under the rule of regulations.

Article 18- In order to be elected to the Headquarters Board, being a member of

Yeşilay is a prerequisite.

Article 19- New Administrative Board has to arrange a meeting for sharing the

duties in the week following the General Assembly.

Article 20- Administrative Board has any kind of authority to realize the

purposes of the Association. If it sees as a must, it prepares any kind of

regulations and for the purpose to ensure the internal control, it arranges all the

works of the Association objectively and effectively in a work schedule, the

decisions are applied with the confirmation of General Assembly by taking into

account the reports prepared by experts.

Article 21- Administrative Board assembles monthly herewith the presence of

more than half of the members. Decisions are to be taken with the presence of

the majority of the members and registered in the decision book as signed by the

members.

Article 22- Members, who will be consequently absent in the meetings without

an excuse up to three times, are deemed to be resigned. Head Office

Administrative Board takes decision on the acceptance of excuses. If needed,

reserve members are called to the duty.

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SECTION 5

OPERATION METHOD OF THE HEAD OFFICE

ADMINISTRATION BOARD

Article 23- Administrative Board members are elected by General Assembly as

thirteen administrative board members and seven auditing members. In the first

meeting following the election, one president, two vice-presidents, one secretary

general, two assistants to the secretary general, one accountant, one accountant

assistant, one treasurer and other members are to be appointed.

The President who controls and confirms the decisions and work that have

executed by the members, leads the meetings. Assistant Presidents perform the

duties those are assigned by the president.

Secretary General keeps the correspondence and registries of the

association. The Assistants work in cooperation with the secretary regarding the

task division among themselves.

General Accountant manages the fiscal situation of the association by

keeping the records of income and expenses in detail, saves and updates the

accounting book along with his/her assistant's cooperation.

Treasurer collects the income of the Association and keeps important

documents and stocks, conducts costs and expenses.

Administrative Board could be called meeting all the time on condition to

inform members. Board assembles with one plus of the half of the board.

Decisions are taken by the majority of the present members in the Board.

If one seat of the Board becomes empty by resignation or any other

reason, it is compulsory to call to duty from one of the Substitute Board

Members according to their majority vote queue in General Assembly.

Amendments must be notified to the authorities in a month.

Constitution, Duties and Authority of Administrative Board Administrative Board performs duties below.

1. Representing the association or appoint a member of the association or

third person for representation,

2. Performing activities about incomes and expenditure of the budget,

preparing and submitting next term’s budget to General Assembly,

3. Preparing the regulations about the works of the Association and

submitting to General Assembly,

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4. Buying immovable property or movable estate with the authorization of

General Assembly, building facilities, preparing rental contract, founding

real rights in favor of the association,

5. Performing the operation about new branches with authorization of

General Assembly,

6. Providing auditing service for the branches of the Association,

7. Establishing representatives where necessary,

8. Applying the decisions which have taken in General Assembly,

9. At the end of each year preparing report about activities of the Board and

incomes and expenditure accounts of the Association to submit General

Assembly,

10. Providing the applications of the budget,

11. Deciding the new membership and cancels the memberships,

12. To take all kind of decisions to implement the purpose of the Association,

13. To implement other duties which are given by the statutes.

Article 24- Members of the board and their details, alterations in the charter of

the Association in General Assembly must be informed to the official authorities

in a month.

Article 25- Head Office Administrative Board implements the principal

decisions of the General Assembly.

Article 26- General Board could establish commission and other bodies to

implement the decisions of the General Assembly. External members are

allowed to enter these commissions.

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SECTION 6

AUDITING BOARD

Constitution, Duties and Authority of Auditing Board:

Article 27- Auditing Board elected by General Assembly as three original

members and three substitute members.

If one seat of the Auditing Board becomes empty by resignation or any

other reason it is compulsory to call to duty from one of the substitute auditor

board members according to their majority vote queue in general assembly.

Duties and Authority of Auditing Board

Auditor Board inspects, in one year period, registry books and whether

the activities are relevant to the charter of the Association according to rules, and

submits the result of the inspection to General Board and General Assembly as a

report.

Auditor Board calls General Assembly if/when required. Comptrollers

who are the members of the Headquarter and elected by General Assembly are

responsible to inspect the accounts, rules and activities of the association.

Article 28- Comptrollers could inspect whenever they want. It is compulsory to

inspect once a year. The inspection period must not overrun a year. They submit

report to the presidency. Comptrollers state the administrative and financial

situation of the association to General Assembly as single member or whole

members.

Article 29- For the seat of the comptroller who resigned, another substitute

comptroller called by the President.

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SECTION 7

VARIOUS PROVISIONS

Article 30- Sources of Income of the Association

Sources of Income of the Association stated below:

1- Membership fees: fees which are given by members as 6 TL a year,

2- The payment of the branches: Ten percent of the net income of the

branches given to the Headquarter after one month of the General

Assembly,

3- Donations from natural persons and legal persons,

4- Incomes of the organizations which were arranged by the Association

like; dinner parties, tours and entertainment, representation, concert,

sports competition and conferences,

5- Incomes from the estate of the Association,

6- Charity activities which are suitable for the purpose of the Association

and rules,

7- To implement the other purpose of the association to get income from the

commercial activities,

8- Other Incomes.

Article 31- Under no circumstances immovable saving registered on behalf of

headquarter.

Facilities of the branches belong to the headquarter but the incomes could

be left to the branches, however, it is required for the branches to get the

decision for challenge grants

Article 32- Expenses could be made by the decision of the Board and confirmed

in the following meeting. However for the emergency works President,

Secretary General, or Accountant jointly authorized to make expense until 300

TL

Article 33- Treasurer deposits the incomes when obtained. However he could

keep official coefficient X 1000 in safe box for the requirements.

Article 34- All the payments of the Association must be appropriate to financial

rules, and in return for receipt or bill.

Article 35- Production and sale right of publishing documents and all the

materials which have Yeşilay signs or letterhead belong to Headquarter. General

Board could give the authority to the branches or people to exercise this

privilege.

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Principals and Procedures of Bookkeeping of the Association and Minute

Books,

Article 36- Principals of book keeping;

Books are kept according to principals of operating account. However if the

income of the year exceeds 500.000 TL preceding year, books are kept

according to balance sheet principal.

If the balance sheet system is adopted and drop below of the limit stated

above in successive two years, following year operation account could be

adopted.

Also books are kept according to balance sheet principal by the decision of

the Board without any limit stated above.

If the commercial enterprise of the association appeals, another book is kept

according to rule of tax procedural law for the commercial enterprise.

Register Procedure

Book keeping register procedure must be appropriate to the rules and

principals of the Association.

Books for Keeping

Books are kept in the Association below.

A. Principals for the books according to operation account principal stated

below:

1- Decision Book: decisions of the board written according to date and

number respectively and board members put signature on the

decisions.

2- Membership Register Book: personal details and dates of the

membership registered in this book. Membership yearly and monthly

fees registered in this book.

3- Document Register Book: Income and expenditure documents

registered this book according to date and number respectively.

Originals of the income documents and copies of expenditure

documents filed. E-mail documents are printed and kept in this book.

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4- Plant Ledger: Office stocks of the Association possession date and

information of usage or deleting the entry in register book.

5- Operation Account Book: Incomes and expenditure of the

Association written in this book clearly.

6- Certificate of Receipt Register Book: certificate of receipt by serial

and sequence numbers, names, surnames, signs and dates about

people who received and delivered of this certificate, registered in this

book.

B. Principals for the books according to balance sheet principal stated

below:

1- Balance sheet principal is the same for the situation stated in 1., 2., 3.

and 6. Provisions of (a) sub clause.

2- Day Book, Stock Book and other books are kept and registered

according to tax procedural law and other official regulations.

Confirmation of the Books

Compulsory books must be confirmed before using term; they must be

confirmed in public notary or Provincial Associational Directorate. It is not

necessary to confirm until the last page. However balance sheet principal books

and permanent books and forms must be confirmed month before every validity

year.

Income table and Make up Balance Sheet Arranging

If the books are registered according to operation account principal,

operation account table is arranged at the end of the year. For the balance sheet

principal registration, income table is arranged according to regulations of

Financial Ministry.

Income and Expenditure Process

Income and expenditure documents;

Incomes of the association are collected by certificate of receipt. If incomes

are collected by banks, bank receipt could be accepted as certificate of receipt.

Expenditure of the Association must be by documents like; invoice and receipt.

For the aid which made by the Association to the organizations, persons, and

institutions “Aid in Kind Receipt” is necessary. Donations from organizations,

persons, and institutions to the Association must be by “Aid in Kind Certificate

of Receipt”.

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Certificate of Receipt

Certificate of receipt which used for income collection, must be published

by the decision of the Board.

Publishing, checking, receiving, registering and using of certificate of

receipt must be appropriate to associational regulations.

Certificate of Authorization

The people who collect the incomes on behalf of the Association are

determined by the decision of the Board for a limited time. Certificate of

authorization are arranged as three copies, must include the details of the person,

signs and photos and confirmed by the President. One copy piece of the

documents is given to the other units of the Association. Alterations must be

informed to the Association units in fifteen days.

The people who would collect incomes on behalf of the Association could

make their business after the delivering one copy of the certificate to the units of

the association.

The usage of the certificate, renewing and other issues must be appropriate

to the regulations of the associations.

Preservation Period for Income and Expenditure Documents

Income documents and other important documents, except other official

books of the associations, are preserved for five years according to dates written

in the documents.

Submitting a Declaration

The activities in previous year, income and expenditure accounts, according

to results at the end of the year, official declaration is submitted after

confirmation by the President to delivered to administrative chief in the first four

month of the next year.

Notice Obligation Notice to administrative chief;

Final Declaration of General Assembly In thirty days after ordinary or extraordinary general assemblies, Final

Declaration of General Assembly including members of the board given to

administrative chief by the President.

To the final declaration;

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1. One copy of minutes of a meeting which was signed by chairman and

vice chairmen of the council,

2. If there is any new regulation in the chart, the altered articles were

added and full copy of the chart delivered after signature of the board

members

Notice of Unmovable

The unmovable entities must be noticed to administrative chief in thirty

days after the entry in the land register.

Notice of Foreign Aids

If the Association gets aid from abroad, it must be noticed to

administrative chief before receiving aid.

The decision of the Board about foreign aid, protocol, contract and other

documents and receipts are added to the notice form.

Financial aids must be received via banks and it is compulsory to notice

before withdrawing.

Notice of Joint Projects with State Institutions and Organizations

The protocols arranged about joint projects with state institutions and

organizations and copy of the Project are added to notice file and delivered to

the governorship of the province of the Headquarter in a month.

Notice of the Amendments

Change of the address of the Headquarter without decision of the General

Assembly, and amendments in the units of the Association, must be noticed in

thirty days after the amendments.

The amendments in the chart of the Association must be noticed to the

administration chief in thirty days after General Assembly.

Internal Auditing

Internal auditing could be made by General Assembly, Administrative

Board, Auditing Board and it could be made by independent auditing bodies.

The auditing of General Assembly, Administration Board or by independent

auditing bodies cannot remove the auditing obligation of the Auditing Board.

General Assembly and Administratio Board could make auditing when

required however; Auditing Board must make auditing at least once a year.

Borrowing Procedure

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To implement the activities of the Association, borrowing could be made

by the decision of the Board if necessary. Borrowing could be service

procurement, credit or cash. But borrowing could not be made in high quantity

which would make difficult to payback for the Association.

Division of Matrimonial Property and Dissolution of the Association

General Assembly could take dissolution decision of the Association any

time.

To discuss on dissolution and the decision in General Assembly requires

two thirds majority of the votes of the members. If the Assembly postponed in

the absence of majority it is not necessary to constitute majority in the second

meeting. However the number of the members in the second meeting cannot be

less than duplicate of the total members’ number. Dissolution decision could be

taken by the two thirds majority of the members in the Assembly end the open

vote must be for dissolution in General Assembly.

Liquidation Process

After the dissolution decision of the General Assembly, the liquidation of

the money, goods, and other rights arranged by the committee instituted by the

last board. Liquidation process starts with the definition of the liquidation and

decision date of General Assembly. “Yeşilay Association in Liquidation Process”

definition is used for all the operations in liquidation process.

Liquidation committee is responsible and authorized to all operations and

to complete liquidation process. This committee firstly, inspects the bank

accounts of the Association; in the inspection books, certificate of receipt,

expenditure documents, land registers and other documents and properties of the

Association are written to minute. In liquidation process debtor are called and

payments are made with the properties of the Association. If the Association is

debtor, dept are collected. The rest of the money would be revolved to the

institution which was determined by the General Assembly. If General Assembly

did not determine any institution for revolving it would be revolved to another

near institution which fits for the purpose of the association according to their

numerousness number of the members respectively.

All the process must be written clearly to the liquidation minutes and the

process takes three month, except well-founded additional time by chief

administration.

Applicable Law in the Deficiency of the Provisions

About the issues which were not stated in this charter Association Code,

Turkish Civil Code, Associational Regulations and other legislations are

practiced.

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Article 37- For the materials which cannot be used and out of order, the

registration of the material is canceled by the decision of the Board.

Article 38- General Assembly could take decision on dissolution according to

provisions of Association Code. The properties of the Association are liquidated

by the decision of General Assembly.

Article 39- Authority to Sign on behalf of the Association:

A. Checks on behalf of the association must be signed by the President, or

one of Vice Chairmen, and General Accountant jointly.

B. In all documents which would send on behalf of the Association there

must be signature of the president, or one of Vice Chairmen, or director of

the relevant unit.

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SECTION 8

BRANCHES

Article 40- Establishment of Branches of the Association The Association may open branches where necessary, by the decision

of the General Assembly. For this purpose, at least three members of the

founders’ board authorized by the Administrative Board gives the

organizational statement and the necessary documents asked in Regulation of

Associations (Dernekler Yönetmeliği) to the highest local authority where the

branch will be opened.

Duties and Powers of the Branches

The branches are the internal organizations of the Association which

cannot have a legal entity, is authorized and tasked of engaging in autonomous

activities in accordance to the objectives and service scope of the Association.

Branches are responsible for all claims and debts emerged from the branches’

transaction.

Article 41- Provisions to be Applied to Branches and the Organs of

Branches

General assembly, administrative board and auditing board are the

organs of the branches. Administrative boards of the branches are selected by

general assembly of the branches from the members of the branch consisting of

5 full or 5 alternates; the Auditing Board consisting of 3 full and 1 alternate

members. If necessary women and youth councils can also be created.

The duties and powers of these organs and other relevant provisions

of association contained in this charter are applied also to the branches in

accordance with the legislation.

Branches must inform the head quarter about the congress minutes, copies

of annual activity reports, copies of plant ledgers, congress papers, new member

registration lists and changes are made in Administrative Board within a month.

Time of Convening of the General Assembly of the Branches and

Representing Method of the Branches to the Board of Assembly of the

Headquarter

The ordinary General Assembly meetings of the branches shall be ended

at least two months before the General Assembly meeting in the Headquarters.

The ordinary General Assembly of the branches convened once every two

years in the month of January, at the date, hour and location that the

Administrative Board of branch decided.

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Branches must give a copy of the reporting results of the General

Assembly within thirty days following the date of the meeting to local governor

and the headquarters.

Branches are represented by optional or natural delegates at the General

Assembly of the Headquarters.

Administrative and Auditing Board, heads of the branches has right to

participate in the General Assembly of the Headquarters as natural delegates as

representatives of the branches. Also the delegates who represent

one for every 20 members registered at the branch, if the remaining number

of members are more than 10 or if the total number of members are less than 20

also one delegate for these members has right to participate in the General

Assembly of the headquarters as optional delegates.

The delegates to join the General Assembly of the Headquarter are chosen

at the last General Assembly of branches. If the members of Administrative

Board and Auditing Board of the Headquarter participate in the General

Assembly of the Headquarters are not chosen as delegates for the branches, they

cannot vote.

Members who are in the Administrative Board and Auditing Board of the

branches leave this position if they are appointed to be in the Administrative

Board and Auditing Board of the Headquarter.

Opening Representative Agency

The association can open representation offices at places where necessary

by the decision of Administrative Board. The address of the representation office

shall be notified in writing to the territorial governor of that place by the people

designated as its representative by the decision of Administrative Board.

Representation Office cannot be represented at the General Assembly of the

Association. Branches will not be able to open representation Offices.

Article 42- Branches can establish youth and women branches connected to

them. In Istanbul there are youth and women branches which have the rights and

privileges of a branch.

Article 43- If a member moves from a district of a branch to another district of a

branch, the member is considered as a member of the branch of the district he

moved to. This condition shall be recorded by branches by informing each other

giving transfer paper.

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Article 44- Branches are obliged to send the 10% of the Net Proceeds that are

assigned to the next year-according to the accounting reports of their general

assemblies’ to Headquarters. If necessary, Administrative Board of the

Headquarter may decide on not taking Headquarter stake from any branch upon

the reasoned proposal of the administrative board of the branch.

Branches send their congress minutes to Headquarters, copies of annual

activity reports, copies of plant ledgers and lists of delegates that will attend the

General Assembly on behalf of the branches within a month following their

congress.

Article 45- At their activities and transactions, branches cannot act contrary to

the laws, rules and regulations and to the purpose and the interests of the

Association.

Article 46- The inspectors who are sent by the administrative board of

headquarter from the members of headquarter or the nearest branches supervise

all kinds of administrative, financial etc. transactions of branch. After

the Auditing, the headquarter Presidency will be reported within a month. A

copy of the administrative inspection report is sent to branch.

Branches are obliged to provide all kinds of opportunities and ease for

inspectors.

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SECTION 9

YEŞİLAY COUNCIL

Article 47- YEŞİLAY SUPREME COUNCIL was assigned with consultative

authority that could write report and state their opinions as a result of analyzing

and investigating the main issues of the Association and issues which assigned

by General Board

Article 48- To be member of YEŞİLAY SUPREME COUNCIL

A. To be member of Yeşilay at least for 15 years and performed in critical

services for the purpose of the Association.

B. Or if he is not member, it is necessary to be performed nationwide in

critical services for the purpose of the Association.

Membership of Supreme Council of Yeşilay is conferred with the decision

of General Board and ceremony.

Article 49- Supreme Council is assembled with three ordinary members; Yeşilay

President, Secretary General, General Accountant and the members of the

council which was elected by the General Board once a year. The decisions are

usually submitted to General Board.

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SECTION 10

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMISSION

Article 50- Scientific Research commission could be established to study on

publications and researches about the harms of alcohol and drugs in our country

and the abroad; and to compile statistic for the people who study in these issues.

The way of work and organization of the commission are determined by

General Board.

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SECTION 11

FOUNDERS

Article 51- Yeşilay Association established on 1st March 1920 by the individuals

whose names written below in: Istanbul, Cağaloğlu, Nuruosmaniye Caddesi No:

17/1

NAME/SURNAME OCCUPATION

Lütfi Âkif Doctor

İhsan Şükrü Aksel Ord. Professor

Hulûsi Alataş Doctor

Tevfik Rüştü Aras Doctor

Hayrullah Diker Professor

Talha Ebuzziya Author

Velid Ebuzziya Author

Eşref Edip Author

Ahmet Şükrü Emed Doctor

Süleyman Emin Doctor (General)

Hakkı Şinâsi Erel Doctor (General)

Tahsin Hamdi Gencay Financier

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Ord. Professor

Celâl Feyyaz Gürsel Lawyer

Galip Hakkı Doctor

Hikmet Hamdi Doctor

İbrahim Haydârî Shaykh al-Islam

İsmail Hakkı İzmirli Professor

Rıfat Kilisli Doctor

İsmail Hakkı Milâslı Doctor

Sâlih Kerâmet Nigâr Teacher

Gâlip Pasinler General

H. Suphi Tanrıöver Former MP

Şükrü Hâzım Tiner Doctor

H. Kenan Tunakay Doctor

Hakkı Târık Us Author

Mazhar Osman Uzman Ord. Professor

Ahmet Emin Yalman Author

(All these founders of Yeşilay have been deceased.)

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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

Official Gazette

Setting Date: 7th

October 1336 (Hegira Era)

It is applied to Prime Ministry Broadcasting Management for

Administration and Editorial Office

13th

October 1934 - Saturday

Number: 2827

ENACTMENTS

Enactment No. sı: 2/1288

Yeşilay Cemiyeti (Green Crescent Society)’s assigning as public -

beneficial society by the proposal of Ministry of Internal Affairs

with official certificate dated 1.3.1934 numbered 2232 and Council of

State’s numbered 17500 official certificate on 4.9.1934 which was consign

on the record of General Assembly on 5.7.1934 approved by the Council of

Ministers on 19.4.1934

President GAZİ M. KEMÂL

Prime Minister Minister of Justice Minister of Defense

İ.İnönü Ş. Saracoğlu Zekâi

M. of Internal Affairs / Minister of Foreign Affairs / Minister of Finance

Ş. Kaya Ş. Kaya Fuat

Minister of Education / Minister of Public Affairs / Minister of Economy

Abidin Ali M.Celâl

Minister of Health Minister of Transport

Dr. Refik Ali Rana Z.

Minister of Agriculture

Muhlis