The time limits for access to information or document
Article 11 - The institutions shall provide the required information within 15 working
days. However, where the required information or document is to be obtained from
another unit within the applied institution or it is necessary to receive the opinion of
another institution or if the scope of the application pertains more than one institution; the
access shall be provided in 30 working days. In such case, the applicant will be notified
of the extension and its reasons within 15 working days.
The 15 working days time limit shall be suspended at the time when applicant is notified
of the cost for the access to the information or the document stated in Article10. The
applicant will be considered to have withdrawn the application unless the cost is paid
within the next 15 working days.
Response to the Application
Article 12 - Institutions notify the applicants, or inform them in electronic format, of the
result of their applications regarding access to information. If the application is rejected
the applicant will be notified of the reasons and the appeal mechanism against the
decision.
The Procedure for Appeal
Article 13 - Within 15 days starting from the official notification, the applicant whose
application for access to information is rejected due to the reasons under Articles 16 and
17, may appeal to the Board before appealing for judicial review. The Board shall render
a decision within 30 days. The institutions are obliged to provide every kind of
information and document that are required by the Board within 15 days.
Appeal to the Board suspends the time limit to refer to the administrative jurisdiction.
The Board of Review of the Access to Information
Article 14 - The Board of Review of the Access to Information reviews the
administrative decisions rendered under Articles 16 and 17, and makes decisions
regarding institutions on the exercise of right to information.
The Board is composed of 9 members. The Council of Ministers, appoint two members
amongst the four candidates nominated by the General Board of the Court of Appeals and
the Council of State from their members; three members, each amongst the scholars of
criminal, constitutional and administrative law who bear the title Professor or Associate
Professors; one member among the two candidates that have the qualifications to be
elected as chief of bar and are nominated by the Turkish Bar Association, two members
amongst those who have been serving as general director; and a member among judges in
service of the Ministry of Justice as recommended by the Minister.