Right to Information
Article 4 - Everyone has the right to information.
Foreigners domiciled in Turkey and the foreign legal entities operating in Turkey can
exercise the right in this law, on the condition that the information that they require is
related to them or the field of their activities; and on the basis of the principle of
reciprocity.
The rights and the obligations of Turkey under the international conventions are reserved.
The Obligation to Provide Information
Article 5 - The institutions are required to apply administrative and technical measures to
provide every kind of information and document, with the exceptions set out in this law,
to provide the information for applicants; and to review and decide on the applications for
access information promptly, effectively and correctly.
The other legal regulations which are incompatible with the provisions contained herein
shall cease to be applicable as of the date this Act comes into force
PART THREE
Application for Access to Information
Procedure of Application
Article 6 - The application for the access to information is made through a petition that
includes the name, surname, residence or the work address of the applicant and the
signature; where the applicant is a company, its title and the address, and the signature of
the authorised person together with a certificate of authorisation, to the institution that
possesses the information or the document. The application can be made also through
electronic or other types of communication tools, if the identity and the signature of the
applicant can be legally determined.
The information and the document that is required must be specified in the petition.
The Quality of the Information or the Document that can be required
Article 7 - The application for access to information should relate to the information or
the document that the institutions which are applied posses or should have possessed due
to their tasks and activities.