Charter

Bylaws of the Applied Philosophy Association: name, headquarters, mission, and governance framework.

** ** BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

Name and Center of the Association

Article 1- Name of the Association: “**Association for Applied Philosophy” *Association” *.

The headquarters of the Association is Istanbul and the Association may open branches in Turkey and abroad.

Article 2- The Association has been established in order to carry out studies in the field of philosophy in national and international arena, to propose training, projects, seminars, ethical codes to private and public institutions and organizations, to organize educational consultancy and programs, to organize conferences, panels, workshops, interviews, to publish periodical and non-periodical written materials (magazines, books, articles, reports, etc.).

Subjects and Forms of Work to be Continued by the Association

1-To conduct research for the activation and development of its activities,

2-Organizing national and international educational activities (consultancy, projects) such as courses, seminars, conferences and panels,

3-Providing all kinds of information, documents, documents and publications necessary for the realization of the purpose, creating a documentation center and publishing publications such as newspapers, magazines, books and bulletins in order to announce the work done,

4-Providing a healthy working environment for the realization of the purpose, providing all kinds of technical tools and equipment, fixtures and stationery materials,

5- To carry out fundraising activities and accept donations from within and outside the country, provided that the necessary permissions are obtained,

6-To establish and operate economic, commercial and industrial enterprises in order to provide the revenues it needs for the realization of the objectives of the Charter,

7- To open a clubhouse, establish social and cultural facilities and furnish them for the benefit of its members and to make use of their free time,

8- To organize national and international dinner meetings, concerts, balls, balls, theaters, exhibitions, sports, excursions and fun events, etc., and to ensure that its members and other participants benefit from such events,

9-Purchasing, selling, renting, leasing, renting out the movable and immovable properties needed for the activities of the Association and establishing real rights on immovable properties,

10- If deemed necessary for the realization of the purpose, to establish foundations in Turkey and abroad, to establish a federation or to join an established federation, to establish facilities that associations can establish by obtaining the necessary permission,

11 - To carry out international activities, to become a member of associations or organizations abroad and to carry out joint work or cooperation activities with these organizations,

12-If deemed necessary for the realization of the purpose, to carry out joint projects with public institutions and organizations on issues within their fields of duty, without prejudice to the provisions of the Law No. 5072 on the Relations of Associations and Foundations with Public Institutions and Organizations,

13- Establishing a fund to meet the members of the Association’s essential needs such as food, clothing and other goods and services and short-term credit needs,

14-Open branches and representative offices where deemed necessary,

15-Creating platforms to realize a common goal with other associations or foundations, trade unions and similar non-governmental organizations in areas that are related to the purpose of the association and not prohibited by law,

16 - To carry out all kinds of activities that are needed for the realization of the purpose and not prohibited by law,

17- The following are the main activities that can be carried out, not limited to the themes and practices mentioned below and counted through sampling:

A) Themes

Medical Ethics

Environmental Ethics

Business Ethics

Biomedical Ethics

Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Law

Philosophy of Education

Philosophy of Human Rights

Philosophy of Society

Philosophy and Ethics of Technology and Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy with Children

Philosophy of Gerontology

Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Life

Philosophical Counseling

B) Applications

Work ethics seminars

Democracy and justice talks

Law and justice panels

Philosophy of education conferences

Leadership and management trainings

Pedagogy trainings

Ethics training programs

Training workshops

Organizing education programs in prison

Basic ethics training

Organizing workshops on the specified themes

To train engineers in engineering ethics and ethics of science

Organizing thematic concerts

Providing logical thinking trainings for children (Generating argumentation)

Raising awareness about life through philosophy of life seminars

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***Field of Activity of the Association: ***

The Association is active in the philosophical field at home and abroad.

Membership Rights and Membership Procedures

Article 3- Every natural and legal person who has the capacity to act and who adopts the aims and principles of the association and agrees to work in this direction, who carries out studies in the field of philosophy **** and who meets the conditions stipulated by the legislation has the right to become a member of this association. However, foreign real persons must also have the right to reside in Turkey in order to become a member. This condition is not required for honorary membership.

The membership application to be made in writing to the chairmanship of the association shall be decided by the board of directors of the association within maximum thirty days as acceptance or rejection of the request and the result shall be notified to the applicant in writing. The member whose application is accepted shall be recorded in the book to be kept for this purpose.

Full members of the Association are the founders of the Association and the persons who are accepted as members by the Board of Directors upon their application. Full members have the right to attend and vote in the general assembly meetings of the association. Full members are obliged to pay the monthly membership fee determined by the association.

Those who have provided significant material and moral support to the Association may be accepted as honorary members with the decision of the Board of Directors.

It is forbidden to discriminate on the grounds of religion, language, race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, social and professional status, marital status and similar reasons during admission to membership of the Association or during the period of membership.

When the number of branches of the association is more than three, the membership records of those registered at the headquarters of the association are transferred to the branches. New membership applications are made to the branches. Acceptance to membership and deletion from membership shall be made by the branch boards of directors and notified to the Headquarters in writing within maximum thirty days.

Subscribing

Article 4-Each member has the right to leave the association, provided that he/she notifies in writing. As soon as the member’s resignation petition reaches the board of directors, the exit procedures are considered finalized. Resignation from membership does not terminate the member’s accumulated debts to the association.

Removal from Membership

Article 5-Circumstances requiring expulsion from the membership of the Association:

1-Behaving in violation of the association’s bylaws,

2- Continuous avoidance of assigned tasks,

3-Failure to pay the membership fee within six months despite written warnings,

4-Failure to comply with the decisions taken by the organs of the association.

5 - To have lost the conditions to become a member,

6- Engaging in actions and behaviors that threaten dignity in interpersonal relationships,

7- Acting in violation of the right to privacy,

8- Teasing and insulting the members of the Association

In the event that one of the above-mentioned situations is detected, the members in question may be removed from membership by the decision of the board of directors.

Those who leave or are expelled from the association shall be deleted from the member registry and cannot claim any rights in the assets of the association.

Association Organs

**Article 6-**The organs of the Association are shown below.

1-General assembly,

2-Board of Directors,

3-Supervisory board

Form of Establishment of the General Assembly of the Association, Meeting Time and Call and Meeting Procedure

Article 7-General Assembly is the most authorized decision-making body of the association; It consists of members registered to the association. In case of opening a branch of the association, it consists of members registered in the headquarters and branches until the number of branches is up to three; If the number of branches is more than three, the registered members in the headquarters are transferred to the branches and the delegates elected in the general assemblies of the branches are elected.

General assembly

1-This is usual at the time specified in the statute,

2- It convenes extraordinarily within thirty days when deemed necessary by the board of directors or supervisory board or upon the written request of one fifth of the members of the association.

The Ordinary General Assembly convenes every 3 years at a date, place and time to be determined by the Board of Directors.

The general assembly meeting is called by the board of directors.

If the board of directors fails to convene the general assembly, upon the application of one of the members, the judge of peace shall appoint three members to convene the general assembly.

The General Assembly can also be held electronically as specified in the Regulation on Associations (by complying with the technical qualification criteria to be determined by the Ministry)

****Call Procedure :

The board of directors shall prepare the list of members who have the right to attend the general assembly according to the bylaws of the association. The members who have the right to attend the general assembly shall be called to the meeting at least *** fifteen*** days in advance by announcing the day, time, place and agenda of the meeting in at least one newspaper or on the website of the association, notifying in writing, sending a message to the e-mail address or contact number notified by the member or using local broadcasting tools. In this call, if the meeting cannot be held due to lack of majority, the day, time and place of the second meeting shall also be specified. The period between the first meeting and the second meeting cannot be less than seven days and more than sixty days.

If the meeting is postponed for any reason other than the lack of majority, this situation shall be announced to the members in accordance with the call procedure for the first meeting, specifying the reasons for the postponement. The second meeting must be held within six months at the latest as of the date of postponement. The members shall be recalled to the second meeting according to the principles specified in the first paragraph. The general assembly meeting cannot be postponed more than once.

****Meeting Procedure :

The General Assembly shall convene with the participation of the absolute majority of the members who have the right to attend, and two-thirds of the members in cases of amendment of the statutes and dissolution of the association; in case the meeting is postponed due to failure to reach the majority, the majority is not sought in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the boards of directors and supervisory boards.

The list of members entitled to attend the General Assembly shall be made available at the meeting place. The identity documents issued by the official authorities of the members who will enter the meeting place shall be checked by the members of the board of directors or the officers to be assigned by the board of directors. The members enter the meeting place by putting their signatures against their names in the list issued by the board of directors.

If the quorum is met, the situation shall be determined with a minute and the meeting shall be opened by the chairman of the board of directors or one of the members of the board of directors to be assigned by him. In case the quorum is not met, a minute shall be prepared by the board of directors.

After the opening, a council committee is formed by electing a chairman and enough deputy chairmen and clerks to manage the meeting.

In the voting for the election of the organs of the Association, it is obligatory for the voting members to show their identity cards to the council committee and sign their names against their names in the list of attendance.

The chairperson of the council is responsible for the management and security of the meeting.

Only the items on the agenda shall be discussed in the General Assembly. However, it is obligatory to include in the agenda the matters requested to be discussed in writing by one tenth of the members present at the meeting.

Each member has one vote in the general assembly; the member must cast his/her vote in person. Honorary members may attend the general assembly meetings but may not vote. In case a legal entity is a member, the chairman of the board of directors of the legal entity or the person authorized to represent the legal entity shall vote.

The matters discussed and decisions taken at the meeting shall be recorded in a minute and signed by the chairman of the council and the clerks. At the end of the meeting, the minutes and other documents shall be delivered to the chairman of the board of directors. The chairman of the board of directors is responsible for protecting these documents and delivering them to the newly elected board of directors within seven days.

Voting and Decision Making Procedures and Methods of the General Assembly

Article 8-At the general assembly, unless otherwise decided, the elections of the members of the board of directors, audit and disciplinary board shall be voted by secret ballot and the decisions on other matters shall be voted openly. In case of a secret ballot, the papers or ballot papers sealed by the chairman of the meeting shall be thrown into an empty container after the members have done the necessary and the result shall be determined by open casting after the end of voting.

In open voting, the method specified by the chairman of the general assembly shall be applied.

The decisions of the General Assembly shall be taken by an absolute majority of the members attending the meeting. However, decisions on amendment of the statutes and dissolution of the association can only be taken by a two-thirds majority of the members attending the meeting.

Decisions taken without a meeting or call

Decisions taken with the written participation of all members without coming together and decisions taken by all members of the association by coming together without complying with the call procedure written in these bylaws are valid. Taking decisions in this way does not take the place of an ordinary meeting.

Duties and Powers of the General Assembly

Article 9-The following matters shall be discussed and resolved by the general assembly.

1-Election of the organs of the association,

2-Changing the bylaws of the association,

3-Discussion of the reports of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee and release of the Board of Directors,

4- Discussing the budget prepared by the Board of Directors and accepting it as is or with amendments,

5-Supervision of other organs of the Association and, when deemed necessary, their dismissal for justifiable reasons,

6- Examining and deciding on the appeals against the decisions of the Board of Directors regarding the refusal of membership or dismissal from membership,

7-Authorizing the Board of Directors to purchase the immovable properties required for the Association or to sell the existing immovable properties,

8-Reviewing the regulations to be prepared by the board of directors regarding the work of the association and approving them as they are or with amendments,

9-Determination of the salaries to be paid to the chairman and members of the board of directors and supervisory boards of the association and all kinds of allowances, travel allowances and compensations, as well as the amount of per diem and travel allowances to be paid to the members to be assigned for the services of the association,

10-Determination of the association to join or leave the federation,

11-Deciding on the opening of branches of the association and authorizing the board of directors to carry out the transactions related to the branch decided to be opened,

12-To engage in international activities, to join or leave associations and organizations abroad as a member,

13-Establishment of a foundation by the association,

14-Dissolution of the association,

15-Examining and deciding on other proposals of the Board of Directors,

16-As the most authorized body of the Association, to perform the tasks and exercise the powers not delegated to any other body of the Association,

17-Fulfillment of other duties specified by the General Assembly in the legislation,

Formation, Duties and Authorities of the Board of Directors

Article 10-The Board of Directors shall be elected by the General Assembly as seven original and five substitute members.

At its first meeting after the election, the board of directors shall determine the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and members by dividing the duties with a decision.

The Board of Directors may call a meeting at any time, provided that all members are notified. It convenes with the presence of one more than half of the total number of members. Decisions are taken by absolute majority of the total number of members attending the meeting.

In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors due to resignation or other reasons, it is obligatory to call the substitute members to duty according to the order of the majority of votes received in the General Assembly.

Duties and Powers of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall fulfill the following duties.

1- To represent the Association or to authorize one of its members or a third party to do so,

2-To carry out transactions related to income and expense accounts and to prepare the budget for the next period and present it to the general assembly,

3-Preparing the regulations related to the work of the association and submitting them to the approval of the general assembly,

4-Purchasing immovable property with the authority granted by the general assembly, selling movable and immovable property belonging to the association, constructing buildings or facilities, making lease agreements, establishing pledges, mortgages or real rights in favor of the association,

5-To ensure that the procedures for opening branches are carried out with the authorization given by the General Assembly,

6-To ensure the supervision of the branches of the association,

7-To ensure the opening of representative offices where deemed necessary,

8- To implement the decisions taken in the general assembly,

9- At the end of each activity year, to organize the operating account statement or balance sheet and income statement of the association and the report explaining the work of the board of directors, and to present it to the general assembly when it meets,

10-To ensure the implementation of the budget,

11-Deciding on recruitment or dismissal of members to the Association,

12-To take and implement all kinds of decisions within its authority to realize the purpose of the association,

13-Doing other duties and using the powers given to him/her by the legislation,

Organization, Duties and Authorities of the Audit Board

**Article 11-**The supervisory board is elected by the general assembly as three full and three substitute members.

In case of resignation or other reasons, it is obligatory to call the substitute members according to the order of the majority of votes received in the general assembly.

Duties and Powers of the Audit Committee

The supervisory board audits whether the association operates in line with the purpose and the fields of activity indicated in its statute, whether the books, accounts and records are kept in accordance with the legislation and the statute of the association, according to the principles and procedures determined in the statute of the association and at intervals not exceeding one year, and submits the results of the audit in a report to the board of directors and to the general assembly when it convenes.

The supervisory board shall call the general assembly to a meeting when necessary.

Association’s Income Sources

Article 12-The sources of income of the Association are listed below.

1-Member dues: Members shall be charged an entrance fee of TL 2,000.00 and a monthly fee of TL 300.00. The General Assembly is authorized to increase or decrease these amounts,

2-Branch dues: In order to meet the general expenses of the Association, 50% of the member fees collected by the branches are sent to the headquarters every six months,

3-Donations and aids made by real and legal persons to the association voluntarily,

4-Revenue from activities such as tea and dinner meetings, trips and entertainment, representation, concerts, sports competitions and conferences organized by the Association,

5-Revenue from the assets of the association,

6-Donations and aids to be collected in accordance with the provisions of the legislation on aid collection,

7-Earnings derived from commercial activities undertaken by the association in order to obtain the income it needs to realize its purpose,

8-Other revenues.

**Bookkeeping Principles and Procedures of the Association and Books to be kept **

**Article 13-**Bookkeeping principles;

The Association shall keep books on the basis of business account. However, if the annual gross income exceeds the limit specified in Article 31 of the Regulation on Associations, books shall be kept on the balance sheet basis starting from the following accounting period.

In the event that the balance sheet basis is adopted, if the Company falls below the above-mentioned limit in two consecutive accounting periods, it may return to the operating account basis as of the following year.

Notwithstanding the above-mentioned limit, books may be kept on the balance sheet basis upon the decision of the Board of Directors.

In the event that the Association opens a commercial enterprise, books shall also be kept for this commercial enterprise in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law.

Registration Procedure

The books and records of the Association shall be kept in accordance with the procedures and principles specified in the Regulation on Associations.

Books to be kept

The Association shall keep the following books.

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

Decision Book: The decisions of the Board of Directors are written in this book in order of date and number and the decisions are signed by the members attending the meeting.
Member Registration Book: The identity information of those who enter the association as members, their entry and exit dates are recorded in this book. The amount of entrance and annual dues paid by the members can be recorded in this book.
Document Record Book: Incoming and outgoing documents are recorded in this book with date and sequence number. Originals of incoming documents and copies of outgoing documents are filed. Documents received or sent via electronic mail are kept by printing them out.
Operating Account Book: Revenues received and expenses incurred on behalf of the Association are clearly and regularly recorded in this book.

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

The books registered in subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph (a) shall also be kept by associations keeping books on balance sheet basis.
Journal Book and General Ledger: The method of keeping and recording of these books shall be made in accordance with the principles of the Tax Procedure Law and the Accounting System Implementation General Communiqués issued pursuant to the authorization given by this Law to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

Among the books listed above, the journal, general ledger and, if kept, the inventory book may be kept electronically within the framework of the procedures and principles specified in the communiqués issued by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Ministry of Trade regarding their electronic keeping, provided that they do not contradict the provisions of this Regulation, and other books may be kept electronically using software created or permitted by the Ministry.

Certification of Books

Associations that will use the books written in this Regulation, except for the books to be kept in electronic media, shall have them certified by the provincial directorate or a notary public before they start using them. The use of these books shall continue until the pages are finished and interim certification of the books shall not be made. However, the Journal Book shall be recertified every year in the last month preceding the year in which it will be used. It is not compulsory to have the General Ledger certified.

Preparation of Income Statement and Balance Sheet

In case of keeping records on the basis of operating account, “Operating Account Statement” (specified in Annex-16 of the Regulation on Associations) is prepared at the end of the year (December 31). In case of keeping books on the balance sheet basis, a balance sheet and income statement are prepared at the end of the year (December 31) based on the Accounting System Implementation General Communiqués published by the Ministry of Finance.

Income and Expenditure Transactions of the Association

**Article 14-**Income and expense documents;

Association revenues are collected with a “Certificate of Receipt”. In case the revenues of the Association are collected through banks, documents such as bank receipts or account statements issued by the bank replace the receipt.

Expenditures of the association are made with expenditure documents such as invoices, retail sales receipts, self-employment receipts. However, for the payments of the association within the scope of Article 94 of the Income Tax Law, an expense voucher is used in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law, and for payments that are not within this scope, documents such as “Expense Receipt” or “Bank Receipt” are used as expenditure documents.

Free goods and service deliveries to be made by the association to individuals, institutions or organizations are made with the “In-Kind Aid Delivery Certificate”. Free goods and service deliveries to be made by individuals, institutions or organizations to the association are accepted with the “In-Kind Donation Receipt Certificate”.

These documents shall be printed in the form of binders consisting of fifty original and fifty stub sheets, bearing consecutive serial and sequence numbers, self-carbonized, based on the relevant form in the annex of the Regulation on Associations, or in the form or continuous form to be printed through electronic systems and writing machines. The documents to be printed in form or continuous form must be of the specified quality.

****Certificates of Receipt

“Certificates of Receipt” to be used in the collection of the revenues of the Association shall be printed by the printing house upon the decision of the Board of Directors.

The relevant provisions of the Regulation on Associations shall apply to the printing and control of the receipt documents, receipt from the printing house, recording in the book, handover between the old and new treasurers and the use of these receipt documents by the person or persons who will collect income on behalf of the association with the receipt document and the delivery of the collected income.

*** Certificate of Authorization***

The person or persons who will collect income on behalf of the association, excluding the actual members of the board of directors, shall be determined by the decision of the board of directors by specifying the period of authorization. The “Certificate of Authorization” containing the clear identity, signature and photographs of the persons who will collect income is issued in duplicate by the association and approved by the chairman of the board of directors of the association. The main members of the board of directors may collect income without an authorization certificate.

The duration of the authorization certificates shall be determined by the board of directors as one year at most. Expired authorization certificates shall be renewed according to the first paragraph. In cases such as the expiration of the authorization certificate or the resignation, death, termination of employment or duty of the person in whose name the authorization certificate is issued, it is obligatory to deliver the authorization certificates issued to the board of directors of the association within one week. Furthermore, the authorization to collect income may be revoked at any time by the decision of the board of directors.”

*** Retention Period of Income and Expense Documents

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

Giving Declaration

Article 15-, The “Declaration of the Association” regarding the activities of the Association for the previous year and the results of the income and expenditure transactions as of the end of the year is submitted to the relevant local administrative authority by the president of the association within the first four months of each calendar year after approval by the board of directors of the association.

**Notification Obligation **

**Article 16-**Notifications to be made to the local authority;

Notification of General Assembly Results

Within forty-five days following the ordinary or extraordinary general assembly meetings, the General Assembly Results Notification including the original and substitute members elected to the boards of directors and supervisory boards and other organs shall be submitted to the local administrative authority. In the event that the bylaws are amended at the general assembly meeting, the minutes of the general assembly meeting, the old and new versions of the amended articles of the bylaws, the final version of the bylaws of the association, each page of which is signed by the absolute majority of the members of the board of directors, shall be submitted to the local administrative authority within the period specified in this paragraph and in the attachment of a letter

Notification of Immovables

The immovable properties acquired by the Association shall be notified to the local administrative authority by filling out the “Immovable Property Declaration” within thirty days from the date of registration to the title deed.

Notification of Receiving / Making Aid from Abroad

It is necessary to notify the aforementioned notification in accordance with the Law on Associations No. 5253 and the regulation issued on the basis of this law.

Notification of Changes

Changes in the association’s place of residence shall be notified to the local administrative authority within forty-five days following the change by filling in the “Notification of Change in Place of Residence”; changes in the organs of the association outside the general assembly meeting shall be notified to the local administrative authority within forty-five days following the change by filling in the “Notification of Change in the Organs of the Association”.

Amendments to the bylaws of the Association shall also be notified to the local administrative authority within forty-five days following the general assembly meeting where the amendment to the bylaws was made, in the annex of the general assembly result notification.

Association Internal Audit

**Article 17-**Internal audits may be conducted by the general assembly, board of directors or supervisory board in the association, or independent audit institutions may be audited. The fact that an audit has been carried out by the general assembly, board of directors or independent audit organizations does not eliminate the obligation of the audit board.

An audit of the association shall be carried out by the board of auditors at least once a year. The general assembly or the board of directors may conduct audits or have independent audit institutions conduct audits when deemed necessary.

**Borrowing Procedures of the Association

**Article 18-**In order to realize the purpose of the association and to carry out its activities, the association may borrow money with the decision of the board of directors if necessary. This borrowing can be made in cash as well as in the purchase of goods and services on credit. However, this borrowing cannot be made in amounts that cannot be covered by the income sources of the association and that will put the association in insolvency.

Foundation of Branches of the Association

**Article 19-**The Association may open branches where deemed necessary by the decision of the General Assembly. For this purpose, the board of founders of at least three people authorized by the board of directors of the association submits the branch establishment notification and the necessary documents specified in the Regulation on Associations to the highest local authority of the place where the branch will be opened.

Duties and Authorities of Branches

Article 20-Branches are the internal organization of the association, which does not have a legal personality, is authorized and tasked with carrying out autonomous activities in line with the purpose and service subjects of the association, and is responsible for its receivables and debts arising from all its transactions.

Branch Bodies and Provisions Applicable to Branches

Article 21- The organs of the branch are the general assembly, the board of directors and the supervisory board.

The general assembly consists of the registered members of the branch. The board of directors, seven full and five substitute members, and the supervisory board, three full and three substitute members are elected by the general assembly of the branch.

The duties and powers of these organs and other provisions of this Statute relating to the association shall also apply to the branch within the framework stipulated by the legislation.

Time of convening the General Assembly of the Branches and how they will be represented in the General Assembly of the Headquarters

**Article 22-**Branches are obliged to conclude their ordinary general assembly meetings at least two months before the general assembly meeting of the headquarters.

The ordinary general assembly of the branches shall convene every 3 years in the month, day, place and time to be determined by the branch board of directors.

Branches are obliged to notify the local administrative authority and the headquarters of the association within forty-five days following the date of the general assembly meeting.

Branches have the right to participate in the general assembly of the headquarters with the direct participation of all members in the general assembly of the headquarters up to the number of branches up to three; if the number of branches is more than three, one (1) for every twenty (20) members registered in the branch, and if the remaining number of members is more than 10, one of these members has the right to participate in the general assembly of the headquarters through delegates to be elected in the general assembly of the branch.

Delegates elected at the last branch general assembly shall attend the general assembly of the headquarters. Members of the headquarters board of directors and supervisory board attend the headquarters general assembly, but cannot vote unless they are elected as delegates on behalf of the branch.

Those who serve in the board of directors or supervisory board of the branches shall resign from their duties in the branch when they are elected to the board of directors or supervisory board of the headquarters.

**Opening a Representative Office

**Article 23-**The association may open a representative office with the decision of the board of directors in order to carry out the activities of the association where it deems necessary. The address of the representative office shall be notified in writing to the local administrative authority of that place by the person or persons appointed as a representative by the decision of the board of directors. The representative office shall not be represented in the general assembly of the association. Branches cannot open representative offices.

How to Amend the Statute

**Article 24-**The amendment of the bylaws can be made with the decision of the general assembly.

In order to amend the bylaws in the general assembly, 2/3 majority of the members who have the right to attend and vote in the general assembly is required. In case the meeting is postponed due to lack of majority, the majority is not sought in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the boards of directors and supervisory boards.

The majority of the votes of the members attending the meeting and having the right to vote is 2/3 of the votes required for the amendment of the bylaws. Voting on the amendment of the statute shall be open at the general assembly.

Dissolution of the Association and Liquidation of Assets

Article 25-General Assembly may at any time decide on the dissolution of the association.

In order for the termination to be discussed in the General Assembly, 2/3 majority of the members who have the right to attend and vote in the General Assembly is required. In case the meeting is postponed due to lack of majority, the majority is not sought in the second meeting. However, the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the boards of directors and supervisory boards.

The majority of the votes of the members attending the meeting and having the right to vote is 2/3 of the votes required for the dissolution decision to be taken. Voting on the dissolution resolution in the general assembly shall be open.

Settlement Transactions

When the general assembly decides on dissolution, the liquidation of the money, property and rights of the association shall be carried out by the liquidation board consisting of the members of the last board of directors. These procedures shall commence as of the date of the decision of the general assembly regarding dissolution or the date of the finalization of spontaneous termination. During the liquidation period, the phrase “Association of Applied Philosophy in Liquidation” shall be used in the name of the association in all transactions.

The liquidation board is responsible and authorized to complete the liquidation of the money, property and rights of the association from the beginning to the end in accordance with the legislation. This board first examines the accounts of the association. During the examination, the books, receipt documents, expenditure documents, title deed and bank records and other documents of the association are determined and its assets and liabilities are recorded in a minute. During the liquidation procedures, a call is made to the creditors of the association and the assets, if any, are converted into money and paid to the creditors. If the association has creditors, the receivables are collected. All money, property and rights remaining after the collection of receivables and payment of debts are transferred to the place determined in the general assembly. If the place to be transferred is not determined in the general assembly, it shall be transferred to the association closest to the purpose of the association in the province where the association is located and which has the highest number of members on the date of termination.

All transactions related to the liquidation shall be shown in the liquidation minutes and the liquidation procedures shall be completed within three months, except for the additional periods granted by the local administrative authorities based on a justified reason.

Following the completion of the liquidation and transfer of the money, property and rights of the association, the liquidation board must notify the local administrative authority of the place where the headquarters of the association is located with a letter within seven days and the liquidation report must be attached to this letter.

The last members of the board of directors as the liquidation committee are responsible for keeping the books and documents of the Association. This duty may also be assigned to a member of the board of directors. The retention period of these books and documents is five years.

Legislation

Article 26

Our organization;

1-In this charter and all other transactions, it will carry out its business and transactions in accordance with the current version of the Turkish Civil Code, the Law on Associations, the Regulation on Associations and other relevant legislation.

2- In Aid Collection transactions, it will carry out its work and transactions in accordance with the current version of the Aid Collection Law and the relevant regulation.

3-All notifications that must be made in accordance with the legislation will be notified through the Associations Information System (DERBIS) or based on the forms attached to the associations and aid collection regulations (current versions).

Lack of Provision

Article 27- The provisions of the Law on Associations, the Turkish Civil Code and the Regulation on Associations issued with reference to these Laws and the provisions of other relevant legislation on associations shall apply in matters not specified in these bylaws.

**Temporary Article 1-**The members of the temporary board of directors who will represent the association and carry out the business and transactions related to the association until the organs of the association are established in the first general assembly are stated below.

** This regulation consists of 27 (twenty-seven) articles and 1 (one) temporary article.