Article 5: Full Membership

Real persons who accept the purposes of the Association and meet the conditions stipulated by the associations law can become full members of the Association. A decision is made about the candidate member by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors within 30 days at the latest.

Article 6: Withdrawal from Membership

Every member can leave the Association at any time by notifying the Board of Directors in writing. A member who resigns is obliged to pay their accumulated membership dues.

Article 7: Expulsion from Membership

The relationship with the Association is severed for those who do not pay their dues, those who act contrary to the laws and the Association statute, those who suffer financial incapacity, and those who are convicted of shameful acts.

Article 8: General Assembly Structure

The General Assembly consists of the full members of the Association. Each member has one voting right in the General Assembly. The member uses their vote personally.

Article 9: Organs of the Association

The organs of the association are:

• General Assembly
• Board of Directors
• Audit Committee
• Honor Board

Article 10: General Assembly Meetings

General Assembly ordinary meetings are held once every two years in March. The call must be made at least fifteen days in advance.

Article 11: Duties and Powers of the General Assembly

The duties and powers of the General Assembly:

• Election of association organs
• Amendment of the association statute
• Discussion of Management and Audit Committee reports
• Discharge of the Board of Directors
• Authorization for real estate purchase and sale
• Dissolution of the association

Article 12: Board of Directors Structure

The Board of Directors consists of 7 full and 7 substitute members elected by secret ballot for 2 years from among the full members of the Association. At the beginning of each management year, it elects a President, Vice President, Secretary and Accountant Member among themselves.

Article 13: Duties and Powers of the Board of Directors

Duties and powers of the Board of Directors:

• Representing the association
• Conducting transactions related to income and expense accounts
• Preparing the budget and presenting it to the General Assembly
• Annual membership fee transactions
• Forming working groups
• Regulating relations with the press and other organizations

Article 14: Powers of Officials

Article 15: Audit Committee

The financial activities of the Association are audited by the Audit Committee consisting of three full and three substitute members elected by the General Assembly from among the principal members for two years. It conducts audits at intervals not exceeding six months and presents the results in the form of a report.

Article 16: Honor Board

The Honor Board consists of three principal and three substitute members elected by the General Assembly from among its own members. It determines its own working method in its first meeting and decides on matters given by the Board of Directors.

Article 17: Notification of Elected Members to Administration

Within thirty days following the election made by the General Assembly, the information of the elected members is notified to the highest civil authority of the place where the association center is located.

Article 18: Internal Audit of the Association

Regulations and internal statutes can be issued for the internal audit of the association. The First Board of Directors directly implements the statutes or regulations it will prepare.

Article 19: Honorary Work

Association members cannot be paid for active services. However, expenses they incur and document on behalf of the association are covered.

Article 20: Association Revenues

Association revenues:

• Entrance and membership fees
• Income from publications, events and seminars
• Income from the association's assets
• Donations and aids

Note: The association's entrance fee is fifty YTL and the annual membership fee is one hundred and twenty YTL.

Article 21: Books to be Kept

Books to be kept:

• Member registration book
• Decision book
• Incoming and outgoing document book
• Income and expense book
• Budget, final account and balance sheet book
• Fixed assets book
• Receipt document registration book

Article 22: Procedure in Income and Expenses

Association income is collected with receipt documents and expenses are made with expense documents. The storage period for documents is five years. Collected money is delivered to the association treasurer within thirty days.

Article 23: Association Borrowing Procedures

The association can borrow with the decision of the board of directors to achieve its purpose. This borrowing cannot be made in amounts that cannot be covered by the association's income sources.

Article 24: Acquisition of Real Estate

Associations can buy or sell real estate with the decision of the board of directors upon authorization by their general assemblies. They are obliged to notify the civil administration within one month from the registration of the real estate they acquire to the land registry.

Article 25: Dissolution of the Association and Liquidation of Assets

The Association General Assembly can decide on its dissolution. The decision regarding dissolution must be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present at the meeting. In case of dissolution, its assets are transferred to another organization or Foundation established for similar purposes.

Article 26: Statute Amendment

The association's statute is amended by a two-thirds majority of the members participating in the General Assembly.