Real persons and legal entities may become individual and corporate members, respectively, of our Association.
Legal entities desiring to join us as corporate members should inform us of their real person representatives and, if they are to assign another person to this position, notify us of this change.
An individual member of our Association cannot be the real person representative of a corporate member. A real person also cannot represent numerous corporate members.
Real persons and legal entities wishing to be a voting member of our Association should be recommended in writing by at least 2 (two) voting members of our Association.
In addition, each voting member should pay an entry fee while joining us and an annual membership fee, which is set by our Association's General Assembly each year. Entry fee is not applicable to membership renewals.
Below, you may find the relevant provisions of our Constitution and Bylaws regarding the terms of membership and the procedure of admission to membership:
Membership Terms
(Article 7 in İDHD Constitution and Bylaws)
Terms for membership at the Association are as follows:
a. Being a major (for real persons),
b. Having legal capacity,
c. Working in the legislative and/or legal field as per Turkish laws and/or international laws in the past or currently,
d. If the person applying for membership does not fulfill the terms stipulated in article 7/c of the Constitution and Bylaws: Being registered at trade associations or organizations (e.g. Chamber of Industry, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Architects, Chamber of Medical Doctors, Chamber of Public Accountants) as a natural person or legal entity applying for membership,
e. Fulfilling the terms stipulated in the Law on Associations no. 5253,
f. Being recommended by at least 2 members of the Association in writing.
Persons who are forbidden from any membership at an association, who have been released permanently from membership for reasons other than inability to pay the fees of the association, and who cannot obtain permission from their affiliated organizations as per the Law on Associations, provided that there is no provision requiring otherwise in special laws may not be a member of the Association.
Admission to Membership
(Article 9 in İDHD Constitution and Bylaws)
Applicants fulfilling the terms specified in article 7 in Constitution and Bylaws shall be admitted to membership with the favorable decision of 2/3 (two thirds) of the Executive Board members, following the applicant's submission of the membership application form and the documents specified therein along with the entry fee to the Executive Board during application. The admitted member shall also pay the annual fee following their admission.
No later than 30 days after the application date, the Executive Board must evaluate the membership application and notify the applicant in writing of their final decision.
The Executive Board's refusal is final and cannot be challenged in any way.
If the Association has more than three branches, the membership records of members registered to the association headquarters are transferred to branches. New membership applications to the branches are made to the corresponding branches. The boards of branches may admit members and cancel memberships of the branch members; they notify such decisions to the Headquarters in writing within thirty days at the latest.
Members whose applications have been admitted shall be registered into the Association Member Registries.
If you want to join our Association, go to the Membership section and fill out a membership application form.