UPDATE: TR-MOI - agency change and broken list link

[emmajclegg]

The main TR-MOI list link no longer works and it looks like the Department of Associations has been replaced with something else.

This needs checking, but initial suggestions from searching Gemini are:

The governmental authority responsible for associations in Turkey is the Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society (Sivil Toplumla İlişkiler Genel Müdürlüğü), which is under the Ministry of Interior. This Directorate General has absorbed the functions of the former Department of Associations (Dernekler Dairesi Başkanlığı).

The most relevant official websites are:

1. Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society (Sivil Toplumla İlişkiler Genel Müdürlüğü):

   • Website: https://www.siviltoplum.gov.tr/
   • This is the main, currently active government body.

2. Former Department of Associations (Dernekler Dairesi Başkanlığı) Web Address:

   • Website: http://www.dernekler.gov.tr/
   • While the department itself has been restructured, this domain is still listed in some official records (like the e-Devlet portal) and redirects or is an alternate point of access to the services managed by the Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society.

For general government services related to associations, you can also use the Turkish e-Government Portal:

• e-Devlet Services: You can find services like Association Inquiry (Dernek Sorgulama) on the official Turkish e-Government portal at https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/.