The missions of the Department of Human Rights are regulated in the Article 17/A of the Law no 3056 regarding Prime Ministry organisation, by the Article 2 of the Law no 4643.

Department of Human Rights

Article 17/A:
The missions of the Department of Human Rights are as follows:

a) To be permanently in touch with both state and private autorities in charge of the issues related to the human rights and to provide the coordination between these organisations.

b) To monitor the implementation of the regulations related with human rights, to evaluate the observation results, to remove failures met in the application and in the legislation and to coordinate the studies in order to conform the Turkish National Legislation with the supported international human rights documents and to make proposals on these issues.

c) To monitor, to evaluate and to coordinate the application of the pre-service education, training and service-in human rights education programmes in the public association and organisations.

d) To examine and to investigate the application of the human rights violation claims, to evaluate the research results and to coordinate the studies regarding the measures to be taken.

e) To carry out the secretary service to the councils established related respectively with their missions under the coordination of Prime Ministry.

f) To carry out the other related duties given by the authority.