PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY

STATUTE

STATUTE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY *
SECTION ONE

NAME, HEADQUARTERS, PURPOSE AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Association’s Name, and Headquarters and Opening Branches
Article 1 – The name of the association is (as per the decision of the Cabinet Dated 15.04.1999, No. 99/12774) the “Psychiatric Association of Turkey”. The headquarters of the Association is located in Ankara. The Association can open branches in the provinces or regions covering a few provinces of Turkey. The Central General Assembly decides whether to open a branch or not.
Purpose of the Association

Article 2 – Purpose of the Association:

To determine the professional development targets for the physicians who are Mental Health and Diseases (psychiatry) specialists and to ensure the association of the psychiatry specialist to be able to achieve the subject matter targets.
When necessary, to take part in the boards to be established mainly by the Ministry of Health and other state institutions or by the Turkish Medical Association on the subject of mental health and to participate and/or ensure that its members participate in these Boards and their decisions as a representative of the professional field.
To determine the relationships between the psychiatrists and/or psychiatrist and their patients, as well as ethical rules to which the patients and physicians will be the subjects; to monitor and ensure compliance with the subject matter rules and, in cases of failure to comply with the same, and to take the necessary action before the Turkish Medical Association. When necessary, to carry out work in the nature of determining and protecting patient rights in the field of psychiatry.
To determine the standards for specialization training on Mental Health and Diseases; to conduct the monitoring, observation, and supervisory functions necessary to ensure that specialization training is carried out in line with the subject matter standards; to provide recommendations and warnings.
To determine and monitor the application of, and when necessary forward to the related institution, evaluations regarding the standards for the training provided for the medical students and psychiatric trainees, as well as trainees that are sent over from other branches of medicine.
To determine the conditions, standards and rules pertaining to the independently operating psychiatrists and psychiatrists working at Mental Health and Diseases Hospitals, University Hospitals, State Hospitals and Privately Owned Hospitals following the specialization of these physicians, to arrange their training program and monitor the application of the same.
To work towards ensuring that mental health is protected across the country, treatment and care is provided for people with mental disorders, work on mental health is carried out on a widespread basis, as well as being oriented toward specific purposes, and to carry out work for the determination and monitoring of standards; to relay its assessments on the subject to related institutions and to inform public opinion.
To carry out activities that would inform, train and warn the public on the subject of mental health and psychiatry.
To encourage the scientific work in the field of psychiatry, provide financial support and to ensure that studies are published and distributed widely.
To conduct studies on the working conditions and health care, social and economic rights of the doctors specialized in mental health and diseases. To make suggestions and issue warnings to the institutions, which are related to the foregoing subjects, and to endeavor to create public opinion.
Subject to the condition that such is not against the related laws and regulations, and upon a recommendation made by the Central Coordination Board and decision of the Central Executive Committee; to cooperate or establish a platform with associations, organizations, foundations, unions and similar non-governmental organizations operating in the field of health care, for purposes of working towards a common goal.

Activities of the Association

Article 3 – In line with the purposes indicated in article 2, the association carries out the following activities:

To appoint the members that would represent the association before the Ministry of Health and / or Turkish Medical Association.
To establish commissions in the field of psychiatry, to serve the purpose of determining and monitoring the rules of ethics as well as the standards applicable at the training hospitals and faculties of medicine to the psychiatry training, specialty training and post-specialization training programs, supporting and publishing of scientific studies, etc.
By means of press and publishing organizations, to inform the public of the activities and/or purposes of the Association and to explain the opinions held by the Association to the public.
To organize scientific meetings, panels, conferences, symposiums, courses and congresses; to conduct training activities.
To spread the views of the association and conduct publishing activities in the form of periodicals, bulletins, brochures, books, CDs, films, Internet pages and similar, for purposes of creating awareness among public with regard to the activities of the Association.
To establish foundations relevant to the objectives of the association, to become founding members in the foundations established and make donations.
To open and operate clubhouses and recreational facilities to serve the purpose of meeting the social needs of the members while improving the communication and solidarity among them.
To organize balls, dinners, concerts and similar events to create revenue for the association while encouraging social relations and communication among the members.
To carry out any and all kinds of social, cultural, scientific activities for purposes of realizing the objectives of the associations.

Membership to International Associations and Getting Help from Abroad

Article 4 –

The Association, for purposes of realizing its objectives as indicated in its statute, can take part in international work, cooperate with counterparts abroad and become a member at international scientific and professional associations by meeting the legal requirements.
Provided that the civilian administration is informed beforehand and the terms set out in the regulation relevant to the subject are met, the association can accept aid either in kind or cash from persons, enterprises and institutions from abroad.

SECTION TWO

MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Association

Article 5 – The Association has two types of membership; principal and honorary:

I – Principal Membership
Only the following people can become principal members in the association:

A Specialist of Mental Health and Diseases (Psychiatry) or Children’s Mental Health and Diseases (Child Psychiatry).
A Specialist of Neuropsychiatry working in the field of mental health (psychiatry), Assistant Physicians that are being trained as specialists in the fields of Mental Health and Diseases (Psychiatry) or Children’s Mental Health and Diseases (Child Psychiatry).

II- Honorary Membership:

Turkish or foreign scientists who have conducted international studies and/or individuals who display close interest in and provide the Association with significant amounts of financial and moral support can be awarded with honorary membership.
The honorary members are not entitled to be elected or to elect.

Membership Conditions

Article 6- Application for Membership and Acceptance:

I – Principal Membership

The persons meeting the conditions for membership will be required to fill in the printed membership form of the Association with their personal and professional information and have the form signed by two current members of the association as parties recommending the applicants membership. Following that, the applicant pays the membership registration fee and applies to the Executive Committee of the branch located at his/her place of residence accompanied with the form, documents showing his/her compliance with the requirements for membership, and photographs.
The subject matter membership application is discussed and decided in the first Local Executive Committee meeting following the application. The applicants whose applications are accepted become principal members. The applicant is informed of the result in writing, at the latest within 30 days.
A register of members on the basis of their branch of registry is maintained at headquarters. Information regarding new members is provided to headquarters of the association every four months by the Local Executive Committee.
The membership of the member that changes his/her address within Turkey is transferred to the branch available at his/her new city or area of residence either upon an application made by the member or in official capacity.
The people that reside abroad but still meet the membership requirements can submit their applications to the Executive Council at the Headquarters. The membership of a person residing abroad is either accepted or rejected by the Executive Committee at the headquarters. The records of the applicants that are accepted for membership are sent to the relevant branch.

II- Honorary Membership
The honorary membership is granted under recommendation from either one-fifth of the members of the General Assembly at the Headquarters or the Executive Committee at the Headquarters and finalized by a decision of Central General Assembly.

Resignation and Dismissal from Membership

Article 7 – Resignation and Dismissal from Membership

I- Resignation from Membership: The members can resign from membership whenever they wish to do so. The member wishing to resign from the membership of the association would be required to submit or send via registered mail a petition of resignation to the Executive Committee of the Branch.

II- Automatic Expiry of Membership: As the member ceases to meet the conditions of membership, as in, when a member who is an assistant loses his/her position for reasons other than becoming a specialist, his/her membership will be automatically terminated. Under such circumstances the termination of the membership shall either be based on an application made by the member or realized upon learning his/her status as supported by a written record obtained from the institution that he/she is employed as an assistant or decided by the Executive Committee of the relevant branch on the basis of its official authority even if an application to do so has not been submitted by the member. The Executive Committee at the headquarters is informed of the termination. If the membership is terminated, as explained above, then the rights associated will not be suspended, or subjected to the rules of inquiry or based on the decision of the Central General Assembly.

III-Dismissal from membership

Conditions for Dismissal from membership:

The members, who are determined to have acted against the scientific-professional norms and methods, damaged professional honor, acted in a manner that would hamper the realization of association’s objectives, caused financial loss to the Association and failed to perform its membership obligations, are dismissed from membership.
Dismissal from membership takes effect upon approval by the Central General Assembly, of the dismissal decision taken by the Central Discipline Committee in conclusion to the investigation conducted.
The membership rights of the persons to be dismissed from membership by the Discipline Committee are suspended awaiting the decision of the General Assembly in its next meeting.
The dues paid by the members whose membership is automatically terminated or who resign or are dismissed from membership, are not refunded.

Membership Rights

Article 8- The members of the Association enjoy equal rights.

The members of the Association are treated equally. None of the members is vested any privileges.
Each and every member is entitled to participate in the work and management of the Association.
Each member other than the honorary ones has one voting right at the General Assembly of the branches and headquarters.
The member whose membership is automatically terminated or who resigns or is dismissed from membership cannot make claims against the property and studies of the Association.
None of the association members can vote in decisions with regard to any legal process or conflict pertaining to him/her, or his/her spouse, close or extended family relationships with the Association.

Obligations of Members

Article 9- The members are obliged to comply with the structural requirements of the association, be committed to and act according to its purposes while avoiding any act and action that may hinder or complicate the achievement of its objectives. The membership obligations consist of the payments to be made and duties to be performed.

Each applicant is required to pay an application fee upon application for the same. The person who is declined membership is not refunded for the fee he/she has paid.
The membership fee is paid upon acceptance into membership and once every year following that. The members that fail to pay their membership fees in spite of the written warnings issued shall be deemed to have failed in meeting their obligations towards the association. The honorary members are not required to pay membership fees.
Membership application fee is 20 (twenty) Turkish Liras, and the annual membership fee is 30 (thirty) Turkish Liras.
Those members whose membership is automatically terminated or who resign or are dismissed from membership will be required to pay the fee for the period that they were members.
The payments are collected by the Local Executive Committee. The branches are required to send a certain part of the collections made to the Executive Committee. The portion of the membership fees to be sent to the Executive Committee is determined by the Central General Assembly. However the subject matter portion cannot exceed one third of the fees collected.
None of the members can be forced to take part in the association’s work. However, the authorized boards of the association can assign responsibilities to the member in line with the purposes of the association. The appointment is made in writing by the relevant authorized body. If the member fails to respond within 15 days after receiving the written appointment, then he will be deemed to have accepted the appointment.

Founding Members of the Association

Article 10- The following is the list of the names and identification information of the founding members of the association. Seven people who are elected from among the founding members, in possession of the below indicated identification information shall act as the interim members of the Executive Committee until the first meeting of the Central General Assembly.

Name/Surname	Date and Place of Birth	Profession	Nationality	Address
Mustafa Orhan Öztürk	1925 Tarsus	MD	R.O.T.	Büklüm Sok 89/3 Kavaklidere Ankara
Cenk Tek	1966 Niğde	MD	R.O.T.	6. Cad 35/2 Bahçelievler Ankara
Mehmet Sezai Berber	1961 Acipayam	MD	R.O.T.	Merkez Sitesi E Blok12 Karakusunlar Ankara
Emine Nalan İşcan	1965 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Turgutlu Sok. 13/17 Gaziosmanpaşa Ankara
Mehmet Raşit Tükel	1959 Nazilli	MD	R.O.T.	Atiye Sok. 4/5 Teşvikiye İstanbul
Mustafa Sercan	1956 Gaziantep	MD	R.O.T.	Çakirağa Mah. Cerrahpaşa Cad. B Blok 7/10 Aksaray İstanbul
Mustafa Levent Küey	1957 Bornova	MD	R.O.T.	1442 Sok. 35/12 Alsancak İzmir
Ercan Abay	1955 Eyüp	MD	R.O.T.	Tip Fak. Lojmanlari C Blok D8 Edirne
Mehmet Yücel Ağargün	1965 Kahramanmaraş	MD	R.O.T.	Yüzüncüyil Ünv. Lojmanlari Van
Asena Akdemir	1964 Gaziantep	MD	R.O.T.	Kuzgun Sok. 24/18 A. Ayranci Ankara
Ahmet Tamer Aker	1966 Konya	MD	R.O.T.	Alidede Mah Dişbank Sitesi E9 Koşuyolu İstanbul
Gökay Aksaray	1962 Malatya	MD	R.O.T.	Dumlupinar Cad. Oluşum Sitesi 4B Blok No5 Göztepe Eskişehir
Nejat Akyol	1951 Alucra	MD	R.O.T.	Salihbey Cad. Alpaslan Geçidi 6/2 Samsun
Fikret Aldanmaz	1963 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	100. yil Bulv. 33/15 Adana
Ahmet Giray Arihan	1965 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Nisan Sok. 8/6 Dikmen Ankara
Zehra Arikan	1954 Bor	MD	R.O.T.	Dostlar Sitesi A Blok No 45 Balgat Ankara
Meryem Arikazan	1965 Kazimkarabekir	MD	R.O.T.	Barutsan A.Ş. Lojmanlari Elmadağ Ankara
Mustafa Kemal Aktan	1926 Tarsus	MD	R.O.T.	P.K. 79 Konya
Ayşenur Aslan	1968 Özalp	MD	R.O.T.	157 sok. 22/3 Buca İzmir
Selçuk Aslan	1969 Arpaçay	MD	R.O.T.	Kiraği Sok. 5/9 Maltepe Ankara
Rüstem Aşkin	1961 Fatsa	MD	R.O.T.	Melikşah Mah. Hocafaki Cad. Meltem Sitesi ABlok7 Konya
Hakan Atalay	1964 Yeşilöz	MD	R.O.T.	İstanbulevleri Koza 20/29 Bahçelievler İstanbul
Levent Atik	1961 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Çiftlik Cad. 51/1 Beştepe Ankara
Mustafa Ay	1965 Gaziantep	MD	R.O.T.	Firat Ünv. Tip Fak Psikiyatri Bl. Elaziğ
Ömer Aydemir	1964 Karşiyaka	MD	R.O.T.	1704 Sok. 17/7 Karşiyaka İzmir
Kemalettin Aydinalp	1930 Uşak	MD	R.O.T.	Çay Yolu Mah. BeysuKent Tunca Sok No14 Ankara
İbrahim Balcioğlu	1952 Bulancak	MD	R.O.T.	P.K. 27 Cerrahpaşa İstanbul
Ramiz Banoğlu	1933 Arhavi	MD	R.O.T.	Ünv. Loj. 4. Blok No18 Erzurum
Mehdiye Işin Baral	1966 Eskişehir	MD	R.O.T.	Ataköy 7-8-9-10. Kisim B 14 Blok D 12 Bakirköy İstanbul
Göksel Bayam	1962 Balikesir	MD	R.O.T.	68. Sok 38/2 Emek Ankara
Mehmet Bekaroğlu	1954 Findikli	MD	R.O.T.	KTÜ lojmanlari 27/4 Trabzon
Engin Emrem Beştepe	1967 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Refik Belendir Sok. 4/6 A Ayranci Ankara
Verda Bitlis	1965 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Çevre Sok. 52/31 Çankaya Ankara
Riza Cumhur Boratav	1961 Bandirma	MD	R.O.T.	Güleryüz Sok. 26/2 Ayranci Ankara
Rahmi Cihan	1958 Kozakli	MD	R.O.T.	Samur Sok. 32/9 Kurtuluş Ankara
Haydar Çağlayan	1949 Develi	MD	R.O.T.	Meşrutiyet Cad. 23/5 Kizilay Ankara
Recep Çalik	1954 Eynesil	MD	R.O.T.	Mimarlar Sok. 20/15 Etlik Ankara
İsmail Çifter	1928 Kütahya	MD	R.O.T.	Sümer Sok. 38/14 Kizilay Ankara
Feride Figen Çulha	1966 Elaziğ	MD	R.O.T.	DSİ 9.Böl. Müd. Lojmanlari 1/3 Elaziğ
Başaran Demir	1967 Ereğli	MD	R.O.T.	Örnek Mah. 7. sok. 18/2 Altindağ Ankara
Engin Demiriz	1952 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Hocaalizade Cad. 12/4 Setbaşi Bursa
Hilmiye Nesrin Dilbaz	1958 Sinop	MD	R.O.T.	Birlik Mah. 1.sok 50/5 Ankara
Volkan Dilber	1961 Perşembe	MD	R.O.T.	Yenikent Boğaziçi Koop. 12/3 Söke Aydin
Orhan Doğan	1958 Balama	MD	R.O.T.	Yenişehir Mah. Cumhuriyet Ünv. Loj. A Blok 1B Sivas
Sultan Doğan	1965 Elbistan	MD	R.O.T.	5.Sok. A_75 Blok 9/1 Subayevleri Yücetepe Ankara
Yildirim Beyatli Doğan	1950 Serik	MD	R.O.T.	Yenifoça Sok 7/12 B.Esat Ankara
İnci Doğaner	1960 Karşiyaka	MD	R.O.T.	1705 sok. 27/1 Bahçelievler İzmir
Ayhan Eğrilmez	1960 Kinik	MD	R.O.T.	1358 Sok 7/17 Alsancak İzmir
Hayriye Elbi	1956 Bursa	MD	R.O.T.	275/1 Sok . No 8/22 D13 Bornova İzmir
Mine Erdener	1961 Aydin	MD	R.O.T.	2. Kisim Yasemin Apt. D2 Ataköy İstanbul
Pelin Eriştiren	1969 Malatya	MD	R.O.T.	Bakirköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastanesi Bn Dr. Loj. Bakirköy, İstanbul
M. Mehmet Eryilmaz	1965 Afyon	MD	R.O.T.	Antalya Ünv. Tip Fak. Psikiyatri ABD Yeni Tip Antalya
Yunus Emre Evlice	1950 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Kurtuluş Mah. 298 Sok. 4/15 Adana
Hüray Fidaner	1952 Gelibolu	MD	R.O.T.	Mithatpaşa Cad. 259/10 Balçova İzmir
Hatice Kübra Genez	1959 Elmali	MD	R.O.T.	Finike Devlet Hastanesi Psikiyatri Kl. Finike
Pakize Geyran	1959 Trabzon	MD	R.O.T.	Ethemefendi Cad. Firin Sok. 15/6 Erenköy İstanbul
Şeyda Gök	1966 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Çobanyildizi Sok. 29/24 Erenköy İstanbul
Rukiye Peykan Gökalp	1958 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Gürbüztürk Sok. 42/9 Kadiköy İstanbul
Mustafa Kemal Göksan	1960 Isparta	MD	R.O.T.	Karanfil Sok.12/11 Kizilay Ankara
Ali Saffet Gönül	1970 Erzincan	MD	R.O.T.	Sivas Cad. 173/17 Kocasinan Kayseri
Ali Riza Gülbahar	1949 Vakfikebir	MD	R.O.T.	Nişantaş Mah. Rauf Denktaş Cad. Kabataş Sit. 3/15 Selçuklu Konya
Şeref A. Gülseren	1959 Muş	MD	R.O.T.	372. sok 5/2 Bahçelievler İzmir
Zehra Melike Güney	1942 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Dedekorkut Sok. 14/8 Çankaya Ankara
Hatice Güz	1966 Samsun	MD	R.O.T.	Başçavuş Sok. 48/15 K.Esat Ankara
Hasan Herken	1970 Tavas	MD	R.O.T.	Şekermurat Mah. Sözmen Sok. 1/5 Selçuklu Konya
Erdal Işik	1948 Kütahya	MD	R.O.T.	Mithatpaşa Cad. 57/14 Yenişehir Ankara
Mehmet İbiş	1968 Ceylan	MD	R.O.T.	Etyemeztekke Sok.25/2 Kocamustafapaşa İstanbul
Şevket İlkin İçelli	1940 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	Cumhuriyet Bulv. !75/4 Alsancak İzmir
Cem İncesu	1963 Malatya	MD	R.O.T.	Emeklisubay evleri 42. Blok D5 Yildizposta cad Esentepe İstanbul
Serhat İpekçi	1968 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Güvenlik Mah. 265 Sok. 5/8 Antalya
Cüneyt İşcan	1966 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Turgutlu Sok. Mesa Güneş Sitesi 13/17 GOP Ankara
Mutluhan İzmir	1961 Elaziğ	MD	R.O.T.	Gölgeli Sok 15/7 100.yil Mah. Ankara
Hayrettin Kara	1963 Örenşehir	MD	R.O.T.	Yüzüncüyil Ünv. Misafirhanesi Van
Cafer Karabulut	1962 Elaziğ	MD	R.O.T.	Yenimahalle Geçer Sok. 33/A Elaziğ
Figen Karadağ	1960 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	Şemsettin Günaltay Cad. 111/12 Kazasker İstanbul
Doğan Karan	1922 Balikesir	MD	R.O.T.	2033 Sok. 23/22 Atakent Karşiyaka İzmir
Engin Karaşin	1963 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Fatih Mah. Esentepe sitesi E Blok D2 Edirne
Uğur Emre Kapkin	1946 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	1377 sok 7/10 Alsancak İzmir
İncila Kaplan	1959 Kahramanmaraş	MD	R.O.T.	32.sok 9/14 Bahçelievler Ankara
Mahmut Kati	1955 Aksaray	MD	R.O.T.	Ziraat Fak. Lojmanlari G Blok2 Şanliurfa
Burhanettin Kaya	1965 Muş	MD	R.O.T.	Yenişehir Mah. Mengücek Apt. B Blok 14 Sivas
Nihat Kaya	1960 Güle	MD	R.O.T.	Etyemez Tekke Sok. 3/8 Kocamustafapaşa İstanbul
Nusret Kaya	1943 Antalya	MD	R.O.T.	Kalamiş Fener Cad. 96/19 Fenerbahçe İstanbul
Vehbi Keser	1963 Antakya	MD	R.O.T.	Emekli Subay Evl. 24/2 Şişli Esentepe İstanbu
Emine Zinnur Kiliç	1959 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Büyükelçi Sok. 5/11 K.Esat Ankara
Cengiz Kiliç	1960 Kaldirim	MD	R.O.T.	Büyükelçi Sok. 5/11 Küçükesat Ankara
İsmet Kirpinar	1954 Horasan	MD	R.O.T.	Atatürk Mah. A. Ünv. Lojmanlari 16. Blok No:7 Erzurum
Neşe Kocabaşoğlu	1960 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Türkbostan (2 sokak) Boğaziçi Sitesi 13/A Blok D6 Yeniköy İstanbul
Atif Koç	1962 Mersin	MD	R.O.T.	Riza Paşa sok. ¾ Palmiye apt. Üsküdar İstanbul
Nesrin Koçal	1965 Yalova	MD	R.O.T.	5. Sok 32/9 Bahçelievler Ankara
Yüksel Koten	1966 Siverek	MD	R.O.T.	Örenkent F1 Şükrüpaşa Mah. Edirne
Özcan Köknel	1928 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Valikonaği Cad. 147/16 Nişantaşi İstanbul
Zekeriya Kökrek	1963 Kayseri	MD	R.O.T.	Fatih Belediye Sit. B1/20 Silivrikapi İstanbul
Gülseven Köksal	1968 Ordu	MD	R.O.T.	Binevler 1. Kisim D6/8 Edirne
Hakan Kumbasar	1956 Ardahan	MD	R.O.T.	Esat cad. 36/11 K.Esat Ankara
Asli Kuruoğlu	1966 Urfa	MD	R.O.T.	4. Cad. 91/3 Bahçelievler Ankara
Savaş Kültür	1940 Aydin	MD	R.O.T.	1391 Sok. No:1/5 D3 Alsancak İzmir
Fatma Sibel Mercan	1967 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Necatibey Cad. 104/3 Kizilay Ankara
Ahmet Levent Mete	1958 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	218. sok 2/12 Bornova İzmir
Esat Timuçin Oral	1960 Kirşehir	MD	R.O.T.	İncirli Cad. 65/1 Bakirköy İstanbul
Ahsen Orhon	1930 Tekirdağ	MD	R.O.T.	Uğur Mumcu Cad. 79/1 B.Esat Ankara
Ece Orhon	1949 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Uğur Mumcu Cad. 79/1 B.Esat Ankara
Külteğin Ögel	1964 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	K.Tepe Mah.Pelinli sok.No 8/30 Bakirköy İstanbul
Bedriye Öncü	1969 Karabük	MD	R.O.T.	İvedik Cad. 147/B8 Demetevler Ankara
Mehmet Emin Önder	1955 Keçiborlu	MD	R.O.T.	Güvenlik Sok. 23/15 Kavaklidere Ankara
Mehmet Turan Örnek	1928 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	Talatpaşa Bulv. 25/14 Alsancak İzmir
Sibel Örsel	1964 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Bağlar Sok. 17/4 Abidinpaşa Ankara
Elvan Özalp	1970 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Şairnazim Sok. 1/11 Y.Ayranci Ankara
Mehmet Haluk Özbay	1946 Şanliurfa	MD	R.O.T.	Adakale Sok. 22/16 Yenişehir Ankara
Erhan Özcan	1964 Afyon	MD	R.O.T.	Pamir Cad. Mehmet Bileydi Apt. Bahçelievler D5 Antalya
Erhan Özcan	1964 Afyon	MD	R.O.T.	Pamir Cad. Mehmet Bileydi Apt. Bahçelievler D5 Antalya
Ramazan Özcankaya	1964 Eğridir	MD	R.O.T.	Hastane Cad. Çelebiler sok. No:27 Isparta
Aykut Özden	1965 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Büklüm Sok. 96/13 Kavaklidere Ankara
Salih Yaşar Özden	1947 Çorum	MD	R.O.T.	Hür Sok. No:1 /3 Bakirköy İstanbul
Nurper Özen	1966 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Sağlik Sok. 36/17 Yenişehir Ankara
Ali Riza Özen	1970 Çaykara	MD	R.O.T.	Güzeliş Sok. 23/4 Abidinpaşa Ankara
Mine Özgüroğlu	1962 Larnaka	MD	TRNC	Göknar Sok. 42/7 Teşvikiye İstanbul
Halise Özgüven	1968 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Erdiren Sok. 5/8 Demirlibahçe Ankara
Sedat Özkan	1954 Taşkent	MD	R.O.T.	İstanbulevleri Çayir Sok HERBA B Blok D8 Bahçelievler İstanbul
Abdullah Vakif Özkul	1935 Ağin	MD	R.O.T.	Ahmet Mithat Efendi Sok. 36/7 Ankara
Nurgül Özpoyraz	1960 Zonguldak	MD	R.O.T.	Toros Mah. 1894 Sok. Ada Sahil sit. B Blok D37 Seyhan Adana
Özgür Polvan	1936 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Feneryolu Fenerliahmet Sok. 34/12 Kadiköy İstanbul
Selahattin Murat Rezaki	1963 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Noktali Sok. 22/6 Gaziosmanpaşa Ankara
Afşin Sağduyu	1965 Gemlik	MD	R.O.T.	Ulus Cad. 2599 sok 1/3 Çamlik Denizli
Selim Sağnak	1968 Sivrice	MD	R.O.T.	Foça sok. 33/1 Tepebaşi Keçiören Ankara
Fevzi Samuk	1936 Trabzon	MD	R.O.T.	Eskialipaşa Cad. 24/5 Fatih İstanbul
Cüneyt Sarilgan	1961 Eskişehir	MD	R.O.T.	Siraselviler Cad. 111/8 Şişli İstanbul
Yusuf Savaşir	1932 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Hoşdere Cad. 218/1 Çankaya Ankara
Bayram Mert Savrun	1961 Gelibolu	MD	R.O.T.	Darüşşafaka Cad. 72/3 Fatih İstanbul
Mehmet Bilgin Saydam	1957 Adapazari	MD	R.O.T.	Ereğli Mah. Börekçiveli Sok. 26/4 Şehremini İstanbul
Talat Serbest	1947 Şumen	MD	R.O.T.	Yozgat Devlet Hastanesi Psikiyatri Kl. Yozgat
Levent Sevinçok	1962 İskenderun	MD	R.O.T.	Atatürk Sitesi 11/16 ORAN Ankara
Seher Sofuoğlu	1954 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Fuzuli Cad. 73/8 Kayseri
Arif Haldun Soygür	1960 Samsun	MD	R.O.T.	Bilkent1 Konutlari E1 Blok D16 Bilkent Ankara
Mehmet Zihni Sungur	1957 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	Yüksel Sitesi A Blok 17 Balgat Ankara
Doğan Şahin	1960 Arapkir	MD	R.O.T.	Bican Bağcioğlu Cad. 105/19 Topkapi İstanbul
Kemal Şahin	1946 Silifke	MD	R.O.T.	60. Sok. 144/24 Emek Ankara
Vedat Şar	1955 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Siraselviler Cad. 185-7/13 Cihangir Beyoğlu İstanbul
H. Coşkun Şarman	1931 Ödemiş	MD	R.O.T.	Yüksel Sitesi A Blok 32 Balgat Ankara
Tulga Tolun Şatir	1966 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	Söğütlüçeşme Mah. Oyak Sit. 2 K 7/B D.3 Sefaköy İst.
Şahnur Şener	1947 Kahramanmaraş	MD	R.O.T.	Yilmaz Çolpan Sok. 16/2 ORAN Sitesi Ankara
Selahattin Şenol	1959 Adana	MD	R.O.T.	İlkadim Mah. Dikmen Cad. 123/23 Ankara
Aytül Nurseven Şimşek	1960 Erzurum	MD	R.O.T.	Alpaslan Mah. Emrah Cad. Halicilar Sitesi A Blok 7/34
Lütfiye Defne Tamar	1964 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Asim Us sok. 17/21 Kiziltoprak İstanbul
Mehmet Demir Tan	1931 Kadiköy	MD	R.O.T.	Ahmet Mithat Efendi Sok. 24/4 Çankaya Ankara
Bilgen Taneli	1935 İzmir	MD	R.O.T.	İhsaniye Mah. M.Çelik Sitesi B Blok 4 Bursa
Özden Terbaş	1966 Simav	MD	R.O.T.	Kartaltepe Mah. Ömür sok. 6/1 Bakirköy İstanbul
Ahmet Ertan Tezcan	1957 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Firat Üniversitesi Misafirhanesi Elaziğ
Levent Tokuçoğlu	1964 Elbistan	MD	R.O.T.	1872. Sok. ¼ Karşiyaka İzmir
Cengiz Tuğlu	1965 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Öztürk Sitesi A Blok 5 Kutlutaş Edirne
Zeliha Tunca	1948 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	1855/6 sok. 2/5 Fahrettin Altay İzmir
M. Hakan Türkçapar	1966 Kahramanmaraş	MD	R.O.T.	Meneviş Sok. 83/15 A.Ayranci Ankara
Diclenur Berna Uluğ	1959 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Konutkent1 D11/1 Ankara
Naile Aylin Uluşahin	1959 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Kader Sok. 8/1 Gaziosmanpaşa Ankara
Muhammet Niyazi Uygur	1946 Kahramanmaraş	MD	R.O.T.	Bingül Sok. 2/2 Bakirköy İstanbul
Güliz Üçok	1963 Fakilar	MD	R.O.T.	Ataköy 9. Kisim B9/56 İstanbul
Vehbi Alp Üçok	1962 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Ataköy 9. Kisim B9/56 İstanbul
Ayşe Işil Ünal	1963 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Alidede sok. 22/9 A.Ayranci Ankara
Mehmet Ünal	1943 Gülnar	MD	R.O.T.	Reşatbey Mah. Cumhuriyet Cad. 58B/15 Seyhan Adana
Süheyla Ünal	1960 Kirbaşi	MD	R.O.T.	Gaziantep Ünv. Lojmanlari D Blok 41 Gaziantep
Arif Verimli	1954 Antalya	MD	R.O.T.	Asiller Sok. 21/6 Bakirköy İstanbul
Ruhi Yavuz	1952 Perçenç	MD	R.O.T.	Mescitli Sok. 3/9 Sahrayicedit Kadiköy İstanbul
Ayla Yazici	1965 Artvin	MD	R.O.T.	Karacaoğlan Sok. 21/5 Kartaltepe Bakirköy İstanbul
Nesrin Yetkin	1954 İstanbul	MD	R.O.T.	Sokullu Sok. 12/3 Bahariye İstanbul
Reşat Sabri Yurdakul	1960 Ankara	MD	R.O.T.	Ruh Sağliği ve Hast. Hastanesi Loj.mani Kurttepe Adana
Alev Yücel	1967 Vize	MD	R.O.T.	Naci Çakir Mah. 8 Sok. 25/2 Dikmen Ankara
Nevzat Yüksel	1954 Arapkir	MD	R.O.T.	Name Sok. 11/6 Dikmen Ankara

SECTION THREE

BODIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

Bodies of the Organization

Article 11 – The mandatory bodies of the association are the Central General Assembly, the Executive Committee, the Central Supervisory Board, the Branch’s General Assembly and the Branch’s Supervisory Board. The duties, authorities and responsibilities of these mandatory bodies cannot be delegated to other entities. The bodies of the association are listed below:

I- Bodies at the Headquarters:

Central General Assembly
Executive Committee
Central Supervisory Board
Headquarters’ Discipline Committee
Headquarters’ Coordination Committee
Psychiatry Proficiency Board
Scientific Meeting Arrangement Board

II- Branch’s Bodies

Local General Assembly
Local Executive Committee
Branch’s Supervisory Board

Central General Assembly:

Article 12- Central General Assembly is the highest authorized body of the Association and it is made up of the persons indicated below:

Principal Members of the Executive Committee Central Supervisory Board, and Headquarters’ Discipline Committee.
Delegates selected by the Local General Assembly in numbers as follows; two members from each branch with members up to 20 and the number of members obtained by dividing the total member number of the branch with more than 20 members into 10 and rounding-up the decimal number obtained to the higher even number.
The founding members from the first Central General Assembly.

Meeting of the Central General Assembly

Article 13-

The convocation for the Ordinary Meeting of the Central General Assembly is made by the Executive Committee in the month of November every two years.
The agenda of ordinary meetings of the Central General Assembly is prepared by the Executive Committee. Moreover, it is compulsory to include the subjects to be proposed by at least one tenth of the members of Central General Assembly in the agenda.
In the meeting of the general assembly, only the issues included in the agenda are discussed.

Extraordinary Meeting of the Central General Assembly

Article 14-

At least one fifth of the members of the Central General Assembly or the Executive Committee or Central Supervisory Board can issue convocation for an extraordinary meeting of the Central General Assembly when they deem necessary.
Under these circumstances, the agenda of the meeting is determined by the body requesting the meeting to take place.
The body that issues the convocation for the extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly informs the Executive Committee of the convocation and the agenda of the meeting. In this case, the Executive Committee is required to call an extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly in line with the rules of the same.
In the extraordinary meeting of the Central General Assembly, the newly elected members of the branches that have concluded their General Assembly meetings as well as the previously elected delegates of the branches that have not yet completed their general assembly meetings shall take place.
In the extraordinary meetings of the Central General Assembly, the rules applicable to ordinary meetings of the same body will be valid.

Calling a Meeting of the Central General Assembly

Article 15-

The call for the meeting of the Central General Assembly is issued by the Executive Committee by informing all the members of the Central General Assembly fifteen days prior to the meeting date, in writing, and by stating the agenda, date, time and place of the meeting.
The meeting of the Central General Assembly is held in the city where the headquarters of the association is located.
The members of the Central General Assembly take part in the meeting by signing next to their names in the list of delegates of the branches that are indicated to be elected in the minutes of the general assembly meetings of the branches, as well as the members of the central body of the association.
In the ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the general Assembly it is required to have members in number more than the half of the total number of members indicated in article 12 herein. In case the majority cannot be achieved, then the General Assembly convenes to discuss the same agenda and the date, time and place of this meeting is separately made known to the members.
The meetings of the General Assembly cannot be postponed more than one time. The minutes of the meeting, as well as the identities of the newly elected members of the Executive Committee and Supervisory Board of the Headquarters (including the deputy members) are made known to the competent authorities within a period of thirty days.
The meeting cannot be postponed for any reason other than the failure to ensure the participation of the majority of the members.
In the meeting of the general Assembly, only the subjects indicated in the agenda are discussed. However, it is mandatory to include in the agenda the items that are requested in writing to be discussed by at least one-tenth of the members present in the meeting.

Decisions Taken Without Holding or Issuing a Call for a Meeting

Article 16- The decisions taken by written participation of the members of the General Assembly, without holding a meeting, as well as the decisions taken in a meeting of all the members of the General Assembly without implementing the convocation procedure indicated in the law shall also be valid.
However, taking decisions in this manner would not satisfy the necessity to hold the ordinary meeting of the General Assembly.

The Duties and Authorities of the Central General Assembly

Article 17-

To Select and appoint the members of the Presidential Board of the Central General Assembly consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and two clerks.
To select the members of the central Executive Committee, Central Supervisory Board and Central Discipline Committee, and when necessary, and on the basis of justifiable reasons to dismiss the said members from duty.
To examine the budget and final accounts of the headquarters, as well as any reports, business programs of the Central Executive Committee and Central Supervisory Board in relation to the said reports along with the manner with which they are implemented, and following that, to decide whether or not to release the Central Executive Committee of responsibility.
To discuss and accept, either as proposed or after making the necessary amendments, the budget forecast prepared by the Central Executive Committee.
To authorize the Central Executive Committee to buy the necessary immovable property, or sell the already existing ones for and on behalf of the headquarters or branches of the association.
To decide on the membership of the association to the international organization.
To amend the statute of the association. The statute of the association can only be amended by favorable votes of two-thirds of the members participating in the general assembly.
To decide on the termination or liquidation of the association or its branches and to establish the Boards for the dissolution of the same.
To decided on the honorary membership of the proposed candidates.

To discuss and decide on the status of the members that are requested to be dismissed from membership by the Discipline Committee and whose membership is suspended by the Executive Committee.
To discuss and approve the internal regulations arranging the commission work, as well as the rules with which the employees are required to comply.

l) To handle any other work that has not been assigned to any other body of the association.

Resolutions/Decisions of the Central General Assembly

Article 18-

The decisions of the General Assembly are reached by the absolute majority of the members present in the meeting. However decisions pertaining to the amendments of the statute or termination of the Association are taken by favourable opinion of at least two-thirds of the members participating in the meeting.
Each member that is present in the meeting, or any member that does not accept a decision of the General Assembly that has been taken against the statute or laws can request the cancellation of the decision from a court, within a period of one month, from the date of the decision, while any member that has not been present in the meeting can raise such an objection, within one month of the date that he/she has been informed of the decision, or in any case, within three months of the decision date. The cases where a decision of the general assembly is declared null and void under an absolute nullity principle are excluded.
Actions for nullity against the decisions of other bodies of the association are not initiated unless all internal investigative/auditing routes are exhausted.

Executive Committee

Article 19- The appointment, distribution of duties and meeting rules of the Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee is made up of seven principal and seven deputy members. The members of the Executive Committee are selected by secret ballot in the meeting of the Central General Assembly. From among the candidates nominated the first seven are appointed as the principal members and the second seven as deputy members on the basis of the number of votes received.
The members that are elected as the principal members distribute among each other the following posts and duties: President of the Board, Vice-President of the Board, Secretary General, Secretary of Finance, Secretary for International Affairs , Secretary for Scientific Meetings and Secretary for Scientific Sections.
In case any one of the principal membership positions is vacated, then based on the number of the vacated seats, deputy members are appointed to principal membership positions on the basis of the number of votes they received. The member(s) determined as such is invited to the next meeting of the general assembly. In the first meeting the distribution of duties is rearranged together with the new members.
The members that do not participate in three successive meetings of the Board are deemed to have resigned from the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee meets at least once a month. In each such meeting the date of the next meeting is determined.
If the number of the members of the Executive Committee falls below half of the full number of principal and deputy members, then a call for the meeting of the general assembly is issued by either the remaining members of the Executive Committee or the Supervisory Board. If the call for a meeting as indicated above is not made, the magistrate, upon a request made by one of the members, will appoint three members to issue a call for the meeting of the General Assembly.

Duties and Authorities of the Executive Committee

Article 20 – The Executive Committee is the management, representation and implementation body of the association. The Committee performs its duties in compliance with the laws, regulations and the statute of the association. The duty to represent can be assigned to a member or a third person by the Executive Committee. The Duties and Authorities of the Executive Committee are as follows:

to represent the Association;
to implement the decisions of the Central General Assembly;
to submit to the General Assembly the business program of the previous period and the general budget of the association including the general budget of the headquarters as well as the branch budgets that are separately approved by their respective general assemblies;
to examine the income/expense statements and balance sheets of the Local Executive Committee as well as the Branch related Auditing reports at the end of the year;
in line with the decisions of the Central General Assembly, to examine the programs and projects of the work to be conducted by the headquarters and/or branches, to organize the distribution of duties and job assignments;
when deemed necessary, to issue a notice to the supervisory board for auditing of the branches;
to examine the specifications, suggestions and contracts where the purchase or sale of immovable property by either the headquarters or branches is concerned, to prepare and submit to the general assembly the report it prepares on the subject.; to implement the decision of the Central General Assembly after being appointed to do so;
to prepare the inventory regulation of the association and ensure its implementation following its approval by the General Assembly;
to set up commissions or to appoint the Executive Committee of one of the branches when necessary to carry out the work indicated in article 3. To prepare the internal regulations pertaining to the rules that the subject matter commissions or the appointed Executive Committee of the relevant branch are required to comply with; and to ensure that these regulations are approved by the Central General Assembly and implemented;
when necessary to authorize the President, Vice-President or the Secretary General to act on behalf of the Executive Council;
to determined the salaried employee positions necessary for carrying out the Association’s work; to appoint or dismiss the personnel;
to prepare an internal regulation for purposes of establishing rules with regard to the work order of the salaried personnel and to ensure that these regulations are approved by the Central General Assembly and implemented;
to discuss and decide on opening branches either upon an application made or under the initiative of the Board; to appoint personnel for the establishment of the branch;
to discuss the decision of the Discipline Committee to dismiss a member and to suspend the membership of the member to be dismissed; to inform the member of the affairs in writing;
subject to the provisions of article 12, to issue the call for ordinary or extraordinary meetings of the General Assembly by indicating the date, time place and agenda of such meeting;
to decide who will be given the authority to collect donations; to relay the identification of these people to the civil administration to obtain the necessary authorization certificates;
on the basis of the prevailing conditions to decide on the amount that can be spent by the accountant without needing guidance from the general assembly;

Central Supervisory Board

Article 21- The rules pertaining to the member selection, duty distribution and meetings of the Central Supervisory Board:

The Supervisory Board is made up of three principal and three deputy members. The members of the Supervisory Board are selected by secret ballot in the meeting of the Central General Assembly. From among the candidates nominated the first three are appointed as the principal members and the second three as deputy members on the basis of the number of votes received.
The members that are elected as the principal members elect a Chairman from among each other, as well as distributing the duties among the members.
In case any one of the principal membership positions is vacated, then based on the number of the vacated seats, deputy members are appointed to principal membership positions on the basis of the number of votes they received. The member(s) determined as such is invited to the next meeting of the Board.
The Central Supervisory Board meets when necessary or upon a made request.
If the number of the members of the Central Supervisory Board falls below half of the full number of principal and deputy members, then a call for the meeting of the general assembly is issued by either the Executive Committee or the remaining members of Supervisory Board.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Central Supervisory Board

Article 22- The Duties and responsibilities of the Central Supervisory Board are as follows:

It is responsible to the Central General Assembly.
At intervals of not longer than one year, and on behalf of the Central General Assembly, the Supervisory Board audits the Executive Committee to determine whether it acts in line with the purpose and subjects of activity to accomplish the purpose of the association as indicated in the statute of the same, and the compliance of the books, accounts and records with the legislation and statute of the association. Submits the results of the auditing conducted to the Executive Committee and Central General Assembly when in meeting.
Either upon a request made or when necessary the Central Supervisory Board audits the Executive Committee or supervisory boards of the branches as indicated in paragraph b.
Upon a request made by the Supervisory Board it will be mandatory for the authorized personnel of the association to provide, or make available any and all kinds of information, documents and records and ensure access to the places of administration, institutions and annexes.
Following the completion of the audit, and subject to the provisions of article 13, the supervisory board can issue a call for extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly.

Central Discipline Committee

Article 23 - The rules pertaining to the member selection, duty distribution meetings of the Central Discipline Committee:

The Central Discipline Committee is made up of five principal and five deputy members. The members of the Supervisory Board are selected by secret ballot in the meeting of the Central General Assembly. From among the candidates nominated the first 5 are appointed as the principal members and the second five as deputy members on the basis of the number of votes received.
The members that are elected as the principal members elect a Chairman from among each other.
In case any one of the principal membership positions is vacated, then based on the number of the vacated seats, deputy members are appointed to principal membership positions on the basis of the number of votes they received.
The Central Discipline Committee meets upon a request made by the Executive Committee or under its own initiative upon a request made by its chairman.
The members of the Central Discipline Committee can be declined if their objectivity is under suspicion. However, the person declining a member will be required to prove its claim together with relevant evidence. The persons that are associated with or related to the person under investigation cannot participate in the meeting of the committee. Under the circumstances, the number of members topped up to five by means of the deputy members.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Discipline Committee

Article 24 - The Duties and Responsibilities of the Central Discipline Committee are as follows:

It is responsible to the Central General Assembly.
To determine the relationships between the psychiatrists and/or psychiatrist and patient, as well as the ethical norms pertaining to the patient rights, and to monitor compliance with the rules and when non-compliance to the rules is determined to take disciplinary action ranging from issuance of a warning to dismissal from membership.
The members that are determined to have acted against the scientific-professional norms and methods, damaged professional honor, acted in a manner that would hamper the realization of the association’s objectives, caused financial loss to the association and failed to perform its membership obligations, are dismissed from membership.
If any further sanctions are required in addition to dismissal from membership, then the committee shall take necessary action before the Medical Chamber and Turkish Medical Association.

Committee shall take necessary action before the Medical Chamber and TMA.

Establishment, Duties and Authorities of Central Coordination Committee

Article 25 - Establishment, Duties and Authorities of Central Coordination Committee:

It is responsible to the General Assembly.
Central Coordination Committee consists of the members of the Executive Committee and the representative of the branches defined under paragraph c.
The Branch Representatives are selected from among the members of the local Executive Committee by the Local Executive Committee. One member from branches with members up to 50, two members from branches with members between 50 and 100 and three members from branches with members of more than 100 participate in the representation of their branches.
The Executive Committee elected in the Local General Assembly, during its distribution of duties, determines and informs the headquarters together with the general assembly results, of its members that would be participating in the Coordination Committee for its term of duty.
The Central Coordination Committee meets at least three times a year. The first one of its meetings is held during the Annual Meeting of Psychiatric Association of Turkey– Spring Symposium, the second one during the National Psychiatry Congress and the third one on a date given by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee can issue a call for the meeting of the Coordination Committee when it deems necessary. Moreover, Central Coordination Committee can be invited to meet by the Executive Committee upon a request made by one-third of its members.
It is the duty of the Local Executive Committees to send members to the meeting of the Coordination committee. If the branch representative fails to participate in the meetings of the coordination committee for more than once a year, the subject matter branch is warned by the Coordination Committee. The Coordination Committee appoints a chairman and a reporter in each of its meetings. The report to be arranged at the end of the meeting is maintained in a separate file at the headquarters of the association.
The duties of the Central Coordination Committee are as follows:
i) to discuss and develop the implementation program of the Executive Committee;
ii) to determine the principles and methods to be followed for the realization of the objectives of the Association;
iii) to ensure the coordination of the jobs undertaken by the branches, work units, commissions and their members.

President’s Duties and Authorities

Article 26 – The President:

represents the association before the real and legal entities;
chairs the meetings of the central Executive Committee Meetings;
supervises and informs the Central Executive committee of the work conducted by the commissions set up by the executive committee, organization committees and members assigned to various jobs;
authorizes the Vice-President in his absence.

Vice - President’s Duties and Authorities

Article 27 – the Vice-President:

is responsible to the Central Executive Committee;
performs the duties to be assigned by the Central Executive Committee and/or the President;
in his absence, acts in place of the President.

Duties and responsibilities of the Secretary General to the Executive Committee

Article 28 - The Secretary General to the Executive Committee:

is responsible to the Central Executive Committee and the President;
arranges the meetings of the Executive Committee together with the President;
keeps a written record of the minutes and decisions of the meeting;
performs the duties assigned to him as per the decisions of the central Executive Committee; informs the Central Executive Committee and President of the results;
performs correspondence functions of the Central Executive Committee;
as their supervisor, ensures the work discipline of the personnel employed, is in place;
examines the annual activity reports that the Local Executive Committees are required to send to the Central Executive Committee, reports on the subject to the central Executive Committee and uses data from these reports in the preparation of the activity report for the period to be presented to the general assembly;
prepares and presents to the general assembly the activity report of the central executive committee for the period concerned.

Duties and Authorities of Secretary of Finance

ArticleSecretary of Finance;

is responsible to the Central Executive Committee and the President;
carries out the procedures of the association pertaining to the movable and immovable property, according to the instructions issued on inventor;
records the income of the Central Executive Committee in relevant books and pays for the expenditures;
takes measures to maintain the value of the financial accumulated resources of the association;
ensures that the budget is implemented and the results are evaluated;
arranges the pay slips of the association personnel along with the registry-un-registry forms for tax and insurance, makes the payments for tax and insurance premiums and wages;
prepares and submits for approval of the Central Board of Directors the specifications and contracts pertaining to the jobs to be outsourced;
examines the annual financial reports that the Local Executive Committees are required to send to the Central Executive Committee, reports on the subject to the central Executive Committee and uses data from these reports in the preparation of the financial report for the period to be presented to the general assembly;
takes delivery of or delivers the negotiable paper such as notices of receipt, vouchers, cheques, and invoices by means of a written record of delivery;
on behalf of the association collects income by means of receipt notices and pays expenditures in return for invoices or notary certified expense slips. Writes and signs under the justifications for cancellations and submit for the approval of the president.
pays the expenditures exceeding the limit set by the Executive Committee on the basis of the relevant decision of the same;
on behalf of the Association accepts donations in kind by means of a notice of receipt and cash donations by means of an approved donation certificate;
maintains all the negotiable instruments such as cheques, receipts, bills and cash to be determined by the Executive Committee in the safe. Any cash in excess of the limit determined by the Executive Committee is promptly deposited to the bank;
records the money withdrawn from the bank in the cash journal and safe keeps it in the vault. The disbursements from the vault are made in return for a signature and after entering a record in the cash journal;
is a member of the Scientific Meetings Arrangement/Organization Committee;

Duties and Responsibilities of the Other Central Executive Committee Members

Article 30 –Other than the ones defined above, the duties and authorities undertaken by the members of the Central Executive Committee are as follows:

I- Duties and Authorities of the Secretary for International Affairs:

To conduct relations with the international professional societies and associations that the Psychiatric Association of Turkey contacts for purposes of becoming a member or establishing cooperation, on behalf of the association.
When necessary, in international relations, to accompany the President, Vice-President or the Secretary General, or in their absence, to represent PAT.
To prepare the infrastructure for the international PAT policy determined by the Central Executive Committee and to carry out the already established international policy.
The Secretary for International Affairs performs his/her duties by following all the international developments interesting PAT and reporting such to the Central Executive Committee.

II- Duties and Authorities of the Secretary For Scientific Meetings:

responsible of coordinating the scientific meetings that are arranged every year, sporadically, by the association and to ensure that the subject matter meetings are carried out in compliance with the principles of the association from scientific, ethical and professional points of view;
is a member of the Meeting Organization Committee.

III- Duties and Authorities of the Secretary for Scientific Sections:

to ensure the coordination that would bring about the efficient and effective operation of PAT Scientific Study Units to be conducted in compliance with the principles of the association for purposes of realizing the objectives of the association;
to ensure that projects are developed to serve this purpose.
to establish the dual connection in the relationship between Scientific Sections and Central Executive Committee.

Authority to Withdraw Funds

Article 31- The funds of the associations deposited at a bank, or in a mail cheque account or maintained in custody of an institution can only be withdrawn under signature from two authorized signatories. One of the signatures must belong to the accountant and the second to any one of the President, Vice-President or Secretary General.

SECTION FOUR

BRANCHES

Opening Branches and Operating Principles of Branches

Article 32- The General Assembly is authorized to decide whether to open a branch or not.

Branches can be opened in the cities or areas covering more than one city that are deemed to be appropriate, upon an application or recommendation of one-fifth of the members of the Central General Assembly. The decision is taken on the basis of an absolute majority of the votes.
For the establishment of the branch organization, the Central Executive Committee appoints three people that have been living in the area or the city for at least six months and possess the conditions for membership.

Article 33-

The people who are appointed by the Central Executive Committee to open the branch apply in writing to the highest-ranking civilian authority in the relevant city. In the subject matter application the name, surname, father’s name, date of birth, residence address and nationality of the founding members are included. Two copies of these statute and the authorization certificates of the founding members are attached.
After the branch is established, the member registration process starts and the branch will be required to gather the local General Assembly and establish its bodies within a period of six months.
The branches report directly to the headquarters of the Association.

Units of a Branch

Article 34 – Each branch is made up of the following units:

Local general Assembly
Local Executive Committee
Local Supervisory Committee

Branch General Assembly

Article 35-

The Local General Assembly is the most influential body of the branch.
It consists of the members registered at the branch.
The ordinary meeting of the Local general Assembly is held in the month of September once every two years. It must be arranged in the same year as the meeting of the Central General Assembly.
The Local Executive Committee determines the agenda, date, time and place of the meeting of the Local General Assembly. It is compulsory to include the subjects to be proposed by at least one tenth of the members of Local General Assembly in the agenda. In the meeting of the general assembly, only the issues included in the agenda are discussed.
The Local Executive Committee prepares the list of the members that are entitled to participate in the general assembly as per statute of the association. The meeting of the Local General Assembly is held in the city where the branch main office is located.

The call for the meeting of the local General Assembly is issued to all the branch members by the General Assembly of the Branch, by means of e-mail or correspondence, 15 days prior to the meeting date. In the information provided the sate, time, place and agenda of the meeting are included.
In the ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the general Assembly it is obligatory to have members in number more than half of the total number of members of the branch. In case the majority cannot be achieved then the General Assembly convenes to discuss the same agenda and the date, time and place of this meeting are separately informed to the members. In the second meeting majority is not sought. In both of the meetings the number of members present must exceed the total number of the principal and deputy members of the Local Executive Committee and Local Supervisory Board.
A call for a local General Assembly meeting can be issued by at least one-fifth of the members of the local general assembly, or by the local executive committee, or local supervisory board, or Central Supervisory Board.
The minutes of the Local General Assembly meeting as well as the copies of the decisions taken are relayed to the civilian authority while a copy of each is sent to the Central Executive Committee.

Duties and Authorities of the Branch General Assembly

Article 36- The duties of Branch General Assembly are as follows:

to Select and appoint the members of the Presidential Board of the Local General Assembly consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and two Secretaries;
to select the members of the Local Executive Committee, Local Supervisory Board and when necessary and on the basis of justifiable reasons to dismiss the said members from duty.
to examine the period’s operations, final accounts and budget as well as any related reports of the local Executive Committee and local Supervisory Board and decide whether or not to release the Local Executive Committee of responsibility;
to examine and obtain the preliminary approval of the Central General Assembly with regard to the projects, programs and business plans pertaining to the jobs that the Local Executive Committee is planning to perform;
to discuss and accept, either as proposed or after making the necessary amendments, the budget forecast prepared by the Local Executive Committee;
according to article 10 paragraph (b) of the main statute of the Association, to choose the delegates that would become members of the Central General assembly.

Local Executive Committee

Article 37-

The Local Committee is made up of five principal and five deputy members. The members of the Executive Committee are selected by secret ballot in the meeting of the Local General Assembly. From among the candidates nominated the first five are appointed as the principal members and the second five as deputy members on the basis of the number of votes received.
The members that are elected as the principal members distribute among each other the following posts and duties: Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Secretary General, Secretary of Finance, and Scientific Meetings Secretary.
In case any one of the principal membership positions is vacated, then based on the number of the vacat ed seats, deputy members are appointed to principal membership positions on the basis of the number of votes they received. The member(s) determined as such is invited to the next meeting of the local general assembly.
The members that do not participate in three successive meetings of the Committee without a valid reason are deemed to have resigned from the Executive Committee. Executive Committee meets at least once a month. In each such meeting the date of the next meeting is determined.
With regard to the meetings and decisions the decisions and instructions of the Central Executive Committee are taken into consideration.

Duties and Authorities of the Local Executive Committee

Article 38- The Local Executive Committee is the management, and implementation body of the association. The Duties and Authorities of the Executive Committee are as follows:

to implement the decisions of the Central General Assembly and central Executive Committee with regard to the branch;
to submit to the Local General Assembly the business program of the previous period, Financial Activities and the budget;
to examine the specifications, suggestions and contracts pertaining to the purchase and/or sale of immovable property by the branch, and to submit the report prepared to the Central Executive Committee;
subject to the principles indicated in article 35 to issue a call for an ordinary or extraordinary meeting of the local General assembly by stating the date, time, place and agenda;
to decide who will be given the authority to collect donations on behalf of the Local Executive Committee; to relay the identification of these people to the civil administration to obtain the necessary authorization certificates;
on the basis of the prevailing conditions to decide on the amount that can be spent by the accountant without needing guidance from the local general assembly;
to implement the budget as approved by the local general assembly, and in line with the guidance provided by the Central Executive Committee. Once every year, to send the Accounts, to the Central Executive Committee together with the minutes of the general assembly, if there is a meeting that year, immediately after the said meeting and again at the end of the 12th month following the meeting;
to carry out the work to be assigned by the Central General Assembly or central Executive Committee;
as indicated in article 25, to ensure that the branch is represented in the Central Coordination Committee, in proportion to the members that branch holds.

The Duties and Authorities of the Branch President

Article 39-

Represents the branch before the real and legal entities.
Chairs the meetings of the Local Executive Committee Meetings.
Is responsible to the Local Executive Committee and Central Executive Committee.
Follows-up the operations of the members in the works undertaken by the branch; provides information for the Local Executive Committee.
Authorizes the Vice-President in his absence.

The Duties and Authorities of the Branch Vice-President

Article 40-

Is responsible to the Local Executive Committee and President.
Performs the duties to be assigned by the Local Executive Committee and/or the President.
In his absence, acts in place of the President.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Secretary General to the Local Executive Committee

Article 41-

Is responsible to the Local Executive Committee and the President.
Arranges the meetings of the Local Executive Committee together with the President.
Keeps a written record of the minutes and decisions of the meeting.
Performs the duties assigned to him as per the decisions of the Local Executive Committee. Informs the Local Executive Committee and President of the results.
Performs correspondence function of the Local Executive Committee.
As their supervisor, ensures the work discipline of the personnel employed, is in place.
Is responsible for preparing and sending of the information and documents that the Local Executive Committee is required to send to the association headquarters.
Prepares and presents to the general assembly the activity report of the local executive committee for the period.

Branch Secretary of Finance’s Duties and Authorities

Article 42- To carry out the duties listed under article 26 on the basis of the Branch.

Duties and Authorities of the Branch Scientific Meetings Secretary

Article 43- Performs the duties of the Scientific Meetings Secretary indicated under article 27 on the basis of the branch.

Local Supervisory Board

Article 44- The rules pertaining to the member selection, duty distribution and meetings of the Local Supervisory Board:

The Local Supervisory Board is made up of three principal and three deputy members. The members of the Supervisory Board are selected by secret ballot in the meeting of the Local General Assembly. From among the candidates nominated the first three are appointed as the principal members and the second three as deputy members on the basis of the number of votes received.
The members that are elected as the principal members elect a chairman from among each other, as well as distributing the duties among the members.
In case any one of the principal membership positions is vacated, then based on the number of the vacated seats, deputy members are appointed to principal membership positions on the basis of the number of votes they received. The member(s) determined as such is invited to the next meeting by the President of the Local Supervisory Board.
The Local Supervisory Board meets when necessary or upon a made request.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Local Supervisory Board

Article 45- The Duties and responsibilities of the Local Supervisory Board are as follows:

It is responsible to the Local General Assembly.
In intervals of not longer than one year, and on behalf of the Local General Assembly, the Supervisory Board audits the Executive Committee to determine whether it acts in line with the purpose and subjects of activity to realize the purpose of the association as indicated in the statute of the same, and the compliance of the books, accounts and records with the legislation and statute of the association. Submits the results of the auditing conducted to the Local Executive Committee, Central Executive Committee and Local General Assembly when in meeting.
Following the completion of the audit, and subject to the provisions of article 12, the supervisory board can issue a call for an extraordinary meeting of the Local General Assembly.

SECTION FIVE

INCOME-EXPENSE AND ACCOUNTS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Sources of Income of the Association

Article 46- The sources of income of the Association are as follows:

Membership application fee.
Annual Membership Fee.
Donations and Aid.
Operating income from movable and immovable property.
Deposit Interest.
Income obtained from the sale of items such as brochures, books, pictures, postcards, etc. That are either prepared by the Association or donated to the same with attached sale rights.
Income obtained from social events such as tea parties, balls, lotteries and dinners or scientific meetings such as congresses, conferences, and seminars.

Procedures Regarding Income and Expense Items

Article 47-

Income of the Association is collected in return for a notice of receipts or through banks. In regards to the expenses an invoice or a receipt is obtained or an expense slip is arranged. A bank statement or account summary can take place of a notice of receipt.
In cases where an official receipt is not available, the receipts to be used in collecting the income of the association will be printed on the basis of a decision reached by the Executive Committee. The branches will be required to use the notices of receipt printed by the Central Executive Committee.
The receipts and expense slips must be maintained for a maximum period of five years.
The central or local executive committees determine the persons that would collect the income of the association on their behalf on the basis of an Executive Committee decision and these people are issued an authorization certificate arranged in their names.
The compulsory books must be notary certified.

Procedures for Creating Indebtedness for the Association:

Article 48- The central or local executive committees cannot be indebted in amounts exceeding the total of the funds available in their safe and bank accounts and real receivables arising from their income.

To Conduct Joint Projects with Public Entities and Institutions

Article 49-

The association can conduct joint studies with the public entities and institutions in the field of psychiatry and mental health.
With regard to these projects the Central Executive Committee shall be authorized to hold preliminary meetings with the executives of the public entities and institutions, to carry out preparations for the project, conducting of the project, etc.
The Central Executive Committee can directly assign some of its members to the project or set up sub-committees to serve the purpose.

Amount of Cash to be Maintained in the Safe of the Association

Article 50 – The amount of the cash that can be maintained in the safe of the association both at the headquarters and branches is determined according the economic conditions and the necessary amount of cash, by the central or local executive committee.

Expenses of the Association

Article 51-

Management and office expenses.
Fixture costs.
Costs related to the publications and correspondence.
In line with the objectives of the Association, the expenses related to the work that the central or local executive committee has already decided to perform.

Outlays of the Association

Article 52-

Any job that exceeds the limit of payment of the Secretary of Finance in terms cost will be examined by a commission to be appointed by the executive committee on the basis of the final account and last payments and following the determination made; is paid by the Secretary of Finance or assistant Secretary of Finance on behalf of the executive committee.
Funds necessary for payments will be withdrawn from the bank account by the authorized members of the Executive Committee.
The Fiscal Period for the headquarters and branches of the Association is the calendar year between the two ordinary meetings of the General Assembly.

The Books that the Association is Obliged to Maintain

Article 53- The books that the central and local executive committees are required to maintain on behalf of the association are as follows (these books are required to be certified by the notary):

The member registration book in which the members of the association will be registered and the member registration log including all the members of the association to be kept at the headquarters. These books contain information such as, personal and professional identity information of the member, addresses, whether they paid their annual membership fees and any other personal information that the Central Executive Committee may deem necessary.
Decision book in which the resolutions of the executive committee will be recorded: in this book the resolutions of the executive committee are recorded in a date and number sequence, day by day. It is signed by the members of the executive committee.
Correspondence Book in which the incoming and outgoing documents are recorded: the incoming and outgoing documents are registered in this book according to date and number sequence. The original of the incoming documents and copy of the outgoing are filed duly. A system is set-up to handle the business correspondence of the association.
Income/Expense Book: All the collections and expenditures made in relation to the association are recorded in this book by the name of the person that funds are either received from or paid to. The addresses of the business places and institutions are included. The records are kept in a sequence of date and number on a day-to-day basis.
Budget, Final Account and Balance Sheet Book: The period’s budgets as well as income and expense year-end final accounts are recorded in this book. When the accounts are reconciled, the book is signed by the executive committee.
Book of Fixtures: The durable goods belonging to the association are recorded in this book. The goods are labelled by the number they are assigned to them in the book.
Notice of Receipt Registration Book: the notices of receipt issued by either the revenue Office or Financial Accounting Directorate are registered in this book according to their date and number. The receipts taken will be the responsibility of the person who has taken it.
Valuable Receipts Book: The expense receipts, and receipts pertaining to the donations in kind and relevant acceptances as well as cheques are registered in this book according to a sequence and serial number. The receipts are printed by certified printing houses. The receipts taken will be the responsibility of the person who has taken it. As per the accounting plan of the association, for purposes of simplifying the auditing and accounting of collections and expenditures, any other supplementary books and journals that would be deemed appropriate by the executive committee will also be under the responsibility of the Secretary of Finance. Any receipts cancelled must be signed by the Secretary of Finance after the reason for cancellation is clearly indicated. The originals and copies of these receipts are maintained as they are.

Journals, Receipts and Negotiable Paper

Article 54-

Journals, receipts and negotiable paper are maintained duly for a period that is set in the legislation. If necessary they may still be maintained even after this period.
They can only be destroyed under permission from the Central Executive Board.
From any damage and loss that the association may suffer due to the loss of or damage beyond salvage to the said journals, receipts and negotiable paper as a result of a failure to adopt the necessary measures, the related employees and the members of the Executive Committee will be equally responsible.

SECTION SIX

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Right of Ownership and Disposition

Article 55-

The ownership of movable and immovable property of the Association belongs to the Association Headquarters. Land registration works and sales are made in the name of the Association Headquarters.
In case the Central Executive Committee sees a requirement to do so, it may give authorization to a Branch Executive Committee to undertake the land registration and sales transactions in the name of the Association Headquarters.
The use of immovable property at the locations where the branches are belongs to the branch. Income from income-generating business locations is collected by the branch management. However, the share ratio to be sent to the Association Center is decided by the decision to be taken at the Central General Assembly.
A minimum of 80% of the Association’s income is spent on Association’s purposes.

Travel Allowance

Article 56- Travel allowance is given to civil servants and specialists, members of Executive, Discipline and Audit Committees, and persons given assignments, and the necessary expenses of the aforementioned are covered.
Executive Committees are authorized with respect to the determination of amounts. However, travel allowances may not exceed a first-degree civil servant travel allowance.

Shares to be Allocated to the Association Headquarters

Article 57-

It is mandatory to send a portion of the income generated from membership application fees branches collect, annual membership charges, grants, operating income, income obtained from scientific or social meetings to the Association Headquarters. Ratios to be sent to the Association Headquarters from such income are determined by the Central General Assembly.
The Headquarters share to be transferred from the incomes is transferred to the account of the Association Headquarters in the months of July and December of each year.
During the preparations of branch budgets, the amount estimated according to the ratio to be determined by the Central General Assembly of estimated incomes are registered as expense in the budget as the share of the Headquarters.
The Central Executive Committee may send the excess amount to branches with insufficient financial funds, when required.
Branches, who register the Headquarters share in the budget, but do not have the means to send it, will have to inform and take the approval of the Central Executive Committee.
Assistance among the branches can be performed after obtaining the approval of the Central Executive Committee.

Obligation to submit declaration

Article 58-

Central Executive Committee and branch Executive Committees have the obligation to submit to the provincial directorates of associations they report to a declaration in which they shall arrange the results of their activities, and income and expense transactions by the end of April of each year.
Branch Executive Committees have the obligation to submit to the central Executive Committee a statement in which they shall arrange member registration information, their activities, and income and expense transactions by the end of February of each year.

PART SEVEN

TERMINATION, CLOSURE AND LIQUIDATION

Termination and Closure of the Association

Article 59-

Termination of the Association depends on such a decision to be taken by the Central General Assembly with a two-thirds majority. In case majority is not constituted in the first meeting, the Central General Assembly will be called to a second meeting according to the provisions of Article 15. Regardless of the number of members, the termination decision will be discussed in this meeting and a termination decision may be taken with a two thirds majority of those attending the meeting.
Termination will be notified to the civil administration within five days.
All branches will be deemed to have been terminated upon the termination of the Association Headquarters.
Self-termination by a branch may be performed according to the rules set forth in paragraph (a) of this article. In such a situation, the termination decision of the Branch General Assembly has to be reported to the Association Headquarters, as well as the civil administration.
Furthermore, in case conditions set forth in articles 87, 88, and 89 of the Turkish Civil Code materialize, then the association or the branch will be duly terminated.

Liquidation

Article 60-

In case the association loses its legal entity due to termination, closure, etc. reasons, its entire movable-immovable property, money, receivables, usufruct, beneficial rights and rights of use will be assigned to Turkish Medical Association pursuant to the provisions of Association Law.
In case the branches are closed, their entire movable-immovable property, money, receivables, usufruct, beneficial rights and rights of use will be assigned to the Association Headquarters.

ARTICLE EIGHT

FINAL PROVISIONS

Absence of Consideration in the Statute

Article 61- This statute is prepared according to the Turkish Civil Law number 4721 of 22.11.2001, and Association Law number 5263 of 04.11.2004, and Charity Collection Law number 2860 and regulations, and in absence of clear provisions, the provisions of the aforesaid laws shall be applied.

Enforcement

Article 62 – This statute is enforced by the Central Executive Committee of the Psychiatric Association of Turkey.

Entry into Force

Article 63- This statute, which consists of 63 articles including this article, together with the amendments accepted at the meeting held on the date of 17 June 1995 by the founding members shall become effective after being approved by the civil administration.
Amended and accepted at the Ordinary Central General Assembly held on the date of 24 November, 2007.