Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution
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This regulation, published on 30 January 2026 in the Official Gazette No. 33153, introduces several procedural amendments to the rules governing the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK). Key updates include a revised oath text for Board members emphasizing impartiality, integrity, equity and justice. The regulation removes certain grounds for inadmissibility of applications and adds a requirement for parties to submit copies of any identical court decisions on the same dispute. It eliminates the previous Article 62 entirely and revises Article 66 to expand the list of applications that the Institution must declare inadmissible during preliminary examination, such as those concerning legislative or judicial acts, identical ongoing or previously decided cases, incomplete submissions, or those where the applicant has not suffered discrimination harm.
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Key Changes
- Revised oath text for Board members at first meeting after appointment, pledging impartiality, integrity, equity and justice
- Removal of paragraph (c) from Article 45(1)
- Removal of paragraph (ğ) from Article 48(1) and addition of new paragraph requiring submission of identical court decisions
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What this law requires
Board members must take an oath stating: 'I swear upon my honor and dignity that I will perform my duty with complete impartiality, integrity, equity and justice' at the first meeting following their appointment announcement in the Official Gazette.
Parties to applications must submit copies of any identical court decisions on the same dispute when requested by the Institution during preliminary examination.
The Institution must declare applications inadmissible during preliminary examination if they concern legislative or judicial acts outside the Institution's mandate or decisions by the Judges and Prosecutors Council.
The Institution must declare applications inadmissible if they are identical to applications already under examination or previously concluded by the Institution with the same reasons, subject matter, and parties.
The Institution must declare applications inadmissible if they do not contain a specific subject matter or lack required information as specified in the Law.