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THE STATUTE OF THE BRAIN
RESEARCH SOCIETY (TURKEY)
Article 1-
The Name and Seat of the Society:
The name of the Society is the “BRAIN
RESEARCH SOCIETY . The Seat of the Society is in Istanbul.
Article 2-
The Purpose of the Society and Activities to be carried out
and the Manners to be followed by the Society to Attain This
Object and Its Scope:
a-The primary objective of the Society is
to be involved in the development of scientific research
carried out in Turkey in basic and clinical neurosciences in
terms of quality and numbers.
b- To this end, the Society carries out
introductory activities emphasizing the importance of
neuroscience studies and encourages young scientists to
conduct research in various branches of neuroscience.
c- It guides the research topics taking
into consideration the future potential of the various
fields of basic and clinical neuroscience branches and the
conditions and requirements of the country.
d- It provides individuals wishing to
carry out research in various fields of neuroscience with
support and scholarships in order that they gain scientific
thinking, research, planning skills or learn a special
technique. p>
e- It provides financing for research
projects in the field of basic and clinical neuroscience.
f- It arranges programs allowing for
education of researchers to be engaged in Neuroscience. To
this end, it organizes courses, scientific meetings,
conferences, congresses.
g- It ensures that neuroscience
researchers are spread across the country, and that
nation-wide cooperation and coordination are established in
similar research areas. It sets up branches for this
purpose. p>
h- It cooperates with international
institutions and organizes joint international congresses to
ensure the development of basic and clinical neuroscience in
our Country.
i- It prepares such publications as
journals or books as well as introductory brochures on
neuroscience-related topics.
j- It collaborates with govermental and
private institutions and with the media (press-broadcasting)
organizations in connection with the objectives of the
Society.
Article-3
THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIETY
Sara Bahar, Jale Yazýcý, Sema Targýt, A.Emre
Öðe, Oðuzhan Çoban, M.Edip Aktin, Mefkure Eraksoy, Ayþen
Gökyiðit, Hülya Tireli, Aksel Siva, Meral Erdemir, Sariye
Tanyeri, Lütfiye Eroðlu
Activities to be Carried out by the Society
and their Manner of conduct
1-To make studies for
effectiveness and improvement of activities,
2-To organize training
programs such as courses, seminars, conferences and panel
discussions,
3-To provide any data,
documents, instruments and publications required for
attainment of the goal, to set up a documentation center, to
publish such newspapers, journals, books and release
information newsletters to be distributed to its members in
line with its objectives in order to announce its
activities,
4-To provide a healthy
working environment and all kinds of technical tools and
supplies, equipment (fixtures) and stationary materials to
attain the objective, p>
5-Provided the necessary
approvals are obtained, to be involved in fund raising
activities and welcome (accept) donations at home and from
abroad,
6-In order to attain the purposes of the
Statute, to establish and run economic, commercial and
industrial enterprises to earn the income needed,
7-To set up local, social and cultural
facilities and decorate them in order that its members enjoy
and use them at their leisure,
8-To organize or help its members to
enjoy such events as meetings with service of meals,
concerts, ball (dance), exhibitions, sports, excursions and
entertainments for establishment and maintenance of
interpersonal relations between its members,
9-To purchase, sell, take and give on
lease movable and immovable property required for the
Society’s activities and to create (raise) real rights on
the real estate,
10-In order to attain the object, and if
it is deemed necessary, to establish a foundation, a
federation or be member of an established federation to set
up facilities that the Societies may establish by obtaining
the necessary agreements,
11-To be involved in international
activities, to be a member of foreign Societies and
institutions and to collaborate with such organizations on
projects and conferences,
12-Should it be deemed necessary for the
attainment of the objectives, and subject to observations of
the provisions of Act No. 5072 on Relations of Societies and
Foundations with Public Agencies and Institutions, to carry
out joint projects with the public agencies and institutions
that are within its scope,
13-To find funds for the purpose of
providing the Society’s members with food, clothing, etc and
other products and services as well as facilities for short
term credit,
14-To set up representative offices at
locations deemed fit to carry out the Society’s activities,
15- In order for the Society to attain
such objectives as the above, it may acquire and make
profitable the necessary real estate within the limitations
of the law. In the meantime, it may give on lease, sell,
exchange the same, and accept any real estate as donation.
The Scope of the Society The Society is involved in social
activities.
Article
4-The Right to be a Member and Membership Procedures:
Individuals and legal entities who have
discernment and embrace the objects and principles of the
Society and agree to work in this direction and to satisfy
the requirements of the Regulations have the right to be
members of this Society. However, foreign individuals must
also have the right to settle in Turkey to be members. This
requirement does not apply to hononary membership.
Membership application is to be made to the
President of the Society in writing, which will result in a
decision by the Society’s Administration Board in admission
of membership or its refusal within thirty days at the
latest. The member whose application is accepted is entered
in the register to be maintained for this purpose and on the
electronic database. The full members of the Society are the
founders of the Society and the individuals admitted by the
Administration Board as members upon their applications.
By the decision of the Administration Boad,
individuals who have provided the Society with substantial
material and immaterial support may be admitted as honorary
members.
Article
5-Resignation from the Membership:
Any member has the right to resign from the
membership of the Society by giving notice in writing.
Upon receipt by the Administration Board of
the member’s resignation petition, such resignation is
considered to have been finalized. A resignation from the
membership does not set the member free from accumulated
debts to the Society.
Article
6-Dismissal from Membership:
Events requiring dismissal from Membership of
the Society.
1-To act in
violation of the Society’s Statutes,
2-To decline to
perform assigned jobs repeatedly,
3-To fail to pay the
membership contribution (fee) within six months despite the
written warnings given,
4-Not to comply with
the decisions taken by the Society’s organs.
5-To loose
eligibility for membership,
Membership is ceased by decision of the
Administration Board in case of confirmation of any of the
foregoing events. Records of individuals who have resigned
or been dismissed from the Society in the Register of
Members are deleted and they may not make a claim to
patrimony of the Society.
Article
7-Organs of the Organization:
Below are the organs of the Society.
1-General Assembly
2-Administration
Board
3-Audit Board
Article
8-Composition, Meeting Time of the Society’s General
Assembly and Procedures for Calling and Holding a Meeting:
The General Assembly, the most authoritative
body of the Society, comprises the members recorded in the
Society.
The General Assembly convenes;
1-Ordinarily at
times specified herein,
2-Extraordinarily as
required by the Administration or Audit Board or within
thirty days of written request of one fifth of the members
there of the Administration or Audit Board.
The ordinary general
assembly is held in December once in 2 years on the date,
venue and time to be determined by the Administration Board.
A call is made by
the Administration Board for the General Meeting.
If the
Administration Board fails to call the General Assembly at
the request of any member, the Justice of the Peace charges
three members to call the general assembly (meeting).
Calling Procedure*
The Administration Board prepares the list of
members eligible for attending the general meeting according
to the Statute of the Society. The members entitled to
attend the general meeting, are called to the meeting whose
date, time, venue and agenda are announced in a newspaper or
notified in writing or by electronic mail at least 15 days
in advance. In this call, it is specified on which date,
hour and place the second meeting will be held in case of
failure to convene due to the absence of a majority. The
interval between the first and the second meeting may not be
less than seven days or more than sixty days.
In case of a postponement of the meeting for
any reason other than the lack of a majority, this is
notified to the members in accordance with the calling
procedure for the first meeting indicating the reasons for
postponement. The seond meeting must be held within six
months at the latest of the postponement date. The members
are recalled for the second meeting as per rules set forth
in paragraph 1.
The General Assembly (meeting) may not be
postponed more than once.
Meeting Procedure*
The general assembly is held with the
attendance of an absolute majority of the eligible members
and with two thirds thereof in case of amendments to the
Statute or in the event of a dissolution of the Society. In
case of a postponement of the meeting due to the absence of
a majoriy, no pursuant is required for the second meeting.
However, the number of attendants may not be less than two
times the full number of administration and audit board
members.
The list of members eligible for attending
the general meeting is made available at the place of
meeting. The officially issued identity cards of members
attending the meeting are controlled by the Board Members or
officers designated by the Board. The members enter the
meeting place by signing opposite their names on a list
prepared by the Board.
The presence of a meeting quorum is confirmed
by a report and the meeting is opened by the Chairman or a
Member of the Board designated by the Chairman. The absence
of a meeting quorum is also indicated in a report issued by
the Administration Board.
After opening the meeting, a chairman to
preside at the meeting, and an adequate number of deputy
chairmen and a secretary are appointed.
In voting for appointments to the Society’s
organs, members casting votes must present their identity
cards to the Presiding Committee and sign their names on the
list of attendants.
It is the responsibility of the Chairman to
direct the meeting and to maintain its security.
At the general meeting, only the items on the
agenda are considered. However, matters required in writing
by one tenth of attendants to be considered must be added to
the agenda.
At the general meeting, each member has only
one vote; the member must cast his vote in person. An
hononary member may attend the meeting but may not vote. In
the case of a legal entity that is a member, the Chairman of
the Board of the legal entity or its designee votes.
Matters discussed and resolutions passed at
the meeting are recorded in the proceedings and signed
jointly by the Chairman and secretaries. At the end of
meeting, the proceedings (minutes) and other documents are
delivered to the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the
Board is obliged to keep and deliver to the recently elected
board such documents within seven days.
Article
9-Procedures and Manner of Voting and making decisions at a
General Ass embly:
Unless othwewise stipulated, at the general
meeting, the members of Administration and Audit Boards are
elected by secret vote (vote by ballot) while decisions on
other issues are made openly. Votes by ballot are determined
after the conclusion of the vote by an open count of the
votes cast by the members. The papers or votes must be
sealed by the Chairman of the Meeting after they are
properly placedinto empty ballot boxes.
In open voting, the procedure indicated by
the Chairman of the Meeting is followed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly are
passed by an absolute majority of the attendants, provided,
however, that decisions on the amendment to the Statutes or
a dissolution of the Society must be made by a two thirds
majority of the attendants.
Resolutions passed without a Meeting or a
Call*
Resolutions passed with the participation of
all members in writing, without holding a meeting, and those
passed by all members of the Society by convening without
compliance to a written call specified herein are valid. The
fact that a resolution is passed does not correspond to an
ordinary meeting.
Article
10-Duties and Powers of the General Assembly:
The following are considered and decided by
the general assembly.
1-Election of the
Society’s organs,
2-Amendment of the
Society’s Statutes,
3-Consideration of
the Administration and Audit Boards’ Report and discharge of
the administration board,
4-Consideration of
the budget produced by the Administration Board and approval
of it with or without any changes,
5-Authorization of
the administration board to purchase immovables required for
the Society or to sell the existing real estate,
6-Review and
approval with or without revisions of directives to be
issued by the administration board as regards the Society’s
affairs,
7-Determination of
emolument, any allowances, travel allowance and
compensations to be paid to the non-public-official chairman
and members of the administration and audit boards and of
per diems and travel allowances to be paid to members to be
charged with society services,
8-To decide to join
or separate from a federation,
9-The society’s
involvement in international activities, participation in or
separation from other Societies or institutions abroad,
10-Any foundation to
be established by the Society,
11-The dissolution
of the Society,
12-Review of and
decision on other proposals by the Administration,
13-Fulfillment of
other duties vested in the general assembly board by the
Regulations.
The General Assembly
supervises other organs of the Society and may dismiss them
at any time for good reasons.
The General Assembly
renders the final decision on admission of or dismissal from
membership. As the most authoritative organ of the Society,
the General
Assembly performs operations not assigned to
any other organ of the Society and exercises powers not
conferred to them.
Article
11-Formation, Duties and Powers of the Administration Board:
The five full and five substitute members of
the Board are appointed by the General Assembly.
By a decision made at the first meeting after
the appointment, the Board designates the Chairman, deputy
chairman, secretary, accountant and the member.
The Board may be called for a meeting at any
time provided all members are notified. It convenes by
attendance of more than the half of the full number of
members. Decisions are made by an absolute majority of the
full number of the attendants.
In case of a vacation of a seat of a member
of the Board by resignation or for any other reason, a
substitute member must be invited to the office according to
a majority vote taken at a general assembly.
Duties and Powers of the Board
The Administration Board deals with the
following matters.
1-To represent the
Society or authorize one or more members for this purpose,
2-To perform
procedures for Revenue and Expense accounts and to prepare
and present to the general assembly the budget for the
coming period,
3-To issue and
present for approval of the general assembly the directives
for activities of the Society,
4-With the authority
conferred by the general assembly, to acquire real estate,
to sell movable and immovable property owned by the Society,
to have building or facilities erected (constructed) to
enter into rental contracts, to arrange for creation of
pledges, mortgages or realestate rights in favor of the
Society,
5-To ensure that
representative offices and branches are set up in locations
deemed suitable,
6-To execute
(implement) the decision taken at the general assembly,
7-At the end of each
operational year, to prepare the business account or balance
sheet and income statement of the Society and the report
explaining activities (operations) of the Board, and to
present them to the general assembly when it convenes,
8- To ensure that
the budget is implemented,
9-To decide on
admissions to or dismissals from membership to the Society.
10-To make and implement
any decisions on activities specified in Article 2 hereof
for attainment of objectives of the Society,
11-To fulfill duties
vested in and powers conferred by the legislation,
Article
12-Formation, Duties and Powers of the Audit Board:
Three full and three substitute members of
the Audit Board are appointed by the General Assembly.
In case of a vacation of the seat of a full
member of the Board for resignation or any other reasons, it
is required that the substitute members be invited to office
according to a majority of the votes obtained at the general
meeting.
Duties and Powers of the Bord of Auditors
In accordance with the principles and
procedures specified herein and at intervals not exceeding a
period of one year, the Board of Auditors inspect whether or
not the Society operates in the direction of scope set forth
to be conducted in order that the objective and purpose
specified herein;whether or not legal books, accounts and
records are kept and maintained in accordance with the
regulations and the Statutes of the Society, and presents
the conclusions of such an audit in a report to the
Administration Board and to the general assembly when it
convenes.
If necessary, the Board of Auditors invites
the general assembly to meet.
Article
13-Revenue sources of the Society:
Below are the revenue sources of the Society.
1-Membership Fee
(Contribution):, A contribution of NTL 20 is received
annually. The general assembly has the right to raise or
decrease such amounts.
2-Donations and
assitances made voluntarily by individuals and legal
entities to the Society.
3-Revenues from such
events as tea party and meetings with service of meals,
excursions, entertainments, performances, concert, sport
events, conferences organized by the Society,
4-Revenues from
endowment of the Society,
5-Grants and aids
raised under provisions of legislations to fund raising.
6-Income from
commercial operations undertaken by the Society to obtain
income needed for attainment of its objective.
7-Other income.
Article
14-Society’s Principles and Procedures for Maintenance of
Legal Books to be kept *:
At the Society, a legal book is maintained on
a business account basis. However, should the annual gross
revenue exceed the limit specified in Article 31 of the
Society’s Regulations, legal books are maintained on the
sheet basis commencing as from the following accounting
year.
In case of adoption of the balance sheet
basis, if the revenues have been below the limit specified
above for two consecutive fiscal years, it is allowed to
return to a business account basis as from the following
year.
Legal books may be maintained on the balance
sheet basis by the decision of the Board irrespective of the
foregoing limit.
Where a commercial firm is established by the
Society, legal books are kept by this business separately
under the provisions of the Tax Procedure Act.
Recording Method
Books and records of the Society are
maintained in accordance with procedures and principles set
forth in the Society’s Regulations.
Legal Book to be kept
At the Society, the following legal books are
kept (maintained).
a) Below are the legal books to be kept
on the business account basis and the rules to be followed:
1-Register of Resolutions: The resolutions of the Board are
entered in this register by date and number which are
undersigned by the attendants.
2-Register of Members: Identity details of members,
admission and resignation (dismissal) dates from the Society
are recorded in this book. Admission fee and annual
contributions paid by the members may be posted in this
book.
3-Register of Documents Recorded: Received and dispatched
documents are entered in this register in order of date and
number. The originals received and the copies of papers sent
are filed. The printouts of e-mails exchanged are also kept.
4-Register of Fixtures: Acquisition dates and forms of
fixtures owned by the Society, places they are being used or
delivered (assigned) and deletion of those completed their
technical terms are entered in this register.
5-Business Account Book: Revenues received and disbursements
made for and on behalf of the Society are posted in this
book clearly and regularly.
6-Register of Receipts (Vouchers): Serial and order numbers
of receipts (vouchers), names, signatures of recepients and
returners thereof and return dates are recorded in this
book.
b)Below are the legal books to be kept on
the balance-sheet basis and the rules to be followed:
1-In case of maintenance of books under the balance sheet
principle, those specified in items 1, 2, 3 and 6 of
paragraph (a) are kept.
2-Journal, Ledger and Inventory Book: The keeping of and
recording in such books are achieved as per directives in
the Accounting System Application (Practice) General
Communique issued under the Tax Procedural Act and by the
authority conferred by this Act to the Ministry of Finance.
Certification of Legal
Books
Legal books required to be kept by the
Society are certified by the Provincial Office of Societies
or a notary public before the beginning of their use. Such
books must continue to be used until all pages thereof are
used and interim certifications thereof are not allowed.
However, the legal books kept under the balance sheet
principle and those with form and continuous form leaves
must be certified on the last month of each year precedent
to the year in which they will be used.
Preparation (Production) of Income Statement
and Balance Sheet
In the case of maintenance of books under the
business account principle, the “Business Account Statement”
(as specified in ANNEX 16 of the Society’s Regulations) is
prepared at year-ends (31 December). In case of maintenance
of books under the balance-sheet principle, the
balance-sheet and income statement are prepared in
accordance with the Accounting System Practice General
Communique issued by the Finance Ministry at year-ends (31
December).
Article
15-The Society’s Revenue and Expense Transactions*
Revenue and expense vouchers
The Society’s revenues are received by the
“Receipt” (copy of which is incorporated in ANNEX 17 to the
Societys Regulations). Where the revenues are received
(collected) through the bank, such vouchers as the bank note
or statement of account (extract) issued by the bank is
regarded as a receipt.
As for the Society’s expenses, payments are
made by such disbursement vouchers as invoice, retail slip,
receipts issued by the self-employed. However, for
disbursements by the Society under Section 94 of the Income
Tax Act, expense, a voucher is issued pursuant to the Tax
Procedural Act while an “Expense Receipt” (copy of which
appears on ANNEX 13 to the Society’s Regulations) is issued
for disbursement not covered by that section.
Free (of charge) deliveries of products or
services to be effected by the Society to individuals,
institutions or organizations are made by “Delivery Note of
Aid in Kind” (copy of which is found in ANNEX 14 to the
Society’s Regulations). However, free deliveries of products
and services by individuals, institutions or organizations
to the Society are accepted by “Receipt Note of Donation in
Kind” (copy of which is inserted in ANNEX 15 to the
Society’s Regulations).
Receipts
“Receipts” to be used for collection of
revenues (in form and size as specified in ANNEX 17 to the
Society’s Regulations) are printed in a printing house in
accordance with the decision of the Board.
Procedures for arrangement of printing,
checking and taking delivery from the printing house of the
receipts, for recording in the register delivery and receipt
by and between the former and new accountants and using such
vouchers by individual(s) to receive revenuee for and on
behalf of the society and for delivery of funds collected
are made pursuant to relevant provisions of the Society’s
Regulations.
Authorization
Individual(s) to receive reevenue for and on
behalf of the Society are designated by a decision of the
Board with an indication of the authorization period. The
“Authorization” (copy of which appears on ANNEX 19 to the
Societys Regulations) containing full identity particulars,
signature and photographs of the individual(s) who will
receve revenue is issued in triplicate by the Society and
approved by the Chairman of the Board of the Society. One
copy of each certificate of Authorization is delivered to
the Society’s Units. Any changes of Authorizations are
notified by the Chairman of the Board to the Society’s Unit
within fifteen days.
An individual who will receive revenue for
the society, however,can begin to collect revenue after one
copy of the certificate of authorization issued for him/her
has been delivered to the society’s unit.
Provisions of the Society’s Regulations
relating to use, renewal, return and other aspects of the
certificate of Authorization are to be observed.
Term During which the Revenue and Expense
Vouchers are kept
Except for the legal books, and without
prejudice to terms specified in specific laws, the receipts,
disbursement vouchers and other instruments used by the
Society are kept for a period of 5 years according to the
order of the number and the date on which they have been
recorded in the books.
Article
16-Submission of Statement*:
The “Society’s Statement” (provided in ANNEX
21 to the Societys Regulations) concerning the operations of
the Society in the previous year and the year-end results of
revenue and expense transactions is to be completed by the
Board and presented by the President of Society to the
Office of the governor of the locality within the first four
months of each calendar year.
Article
17-Duty to Communicate*:
Communications to be made to the Public
Authorities;
Communication of Conclusions of the General
Assembly
Within thirty days of closure of the ordinary
and extraordinary general meetings, the “Report on Results
of the General Assembly” (as shown in ANNEX 3 to the
Societys Regulations) containing data of full, and
substitute members appointed to the Administration and Audit
boards and other organs and attachments thereto are provided
by the Chairman of the Board to the office of the governor
of the locality:
The General Assembly Results Report is
accompanied by;
1-A copy of minutes
of the general meeting, signed by the Chairman of the
Meeting, deputy chairman and the secretary,
2-A copy of former
and new texts of amended articles of the Statute and the
final text of the statute of the society each page of which
is signed by the administration board, in case of an
amendment of a Statute.
Notification of Real Estate
By completing the “Real Estate Report”
(presented in ANNEX 26 to the Society’s Regulations), the
real estate acquired by the Society is communicated to the
local governorship. Notification of Aid Obtained by the
Society from Abroad (Foreign Countries) An aid be obtained
from foreign sources, the local governorship is notified of
the iniative by completing and delivering two copies of the
“Report on Acceptance of Foreign Aid” (as descripbed in
ANNEX 4 to Society’s Regulations) prior to receipt thereof.
This report (statement) is to be accompanied
by the copy of the board’s decision on receipt of foreign
aid, the copy of relevant protocol if any, the copy of
agreement and similar instruments and the bank note,
statement of account and similar voucher for the bank
account in which the aid is transferred.
It is mandatory that the cash aids are
received through banks and that the requirement of
notification is satisfied prior to utilization thereof.
Reporting of Joint Projects Jointly Carried
out with Public Agencies
The copy of each of the protocols made for
joint projects conducted by the Society in collaboration
with public agencies in the scope of the society and the
project is to be attached to the “Project Report” (as shown
in ANNEX 23 to the Societys Regulations) and delivered to
the Governorship of the locality where the society is
headquartered within one month of the protocol date.
Notification of Changes
Within thirty days of change, the local
governorship is to be notified of changes in the seat of the
Society by the “Seat change Report” (as described in ANNEX
24 to the Society’s Regulations), changes in the Society’s
organs out of general assembly by “Report on Changes in
Society Organs” (as shown in ANNEX 25 to the Societys
Regulations).
The local governorship is to be notified of
amendments to the Statutes in an attachment to the general
assembly report within thirty days of the general meeting at
which such an amendment has been made.
Article
18-Internal Audit of the Society:
An internal audit may be conducted in the
society by the general assembly, administration board or the
audit board and an audit may be caused to be conducted by
independent audit firms. The fact that an audit has been
conducted by the general assembly, administration board or
independent audit firms does not discharge the audit board
from the obligation to audit.
The Society is audited by the board of
auditors at least once a year. If necessary the general
assembly or the board may conduct an audit or arrange for
conduct of an audit by independent audit firms.
Article
19-Procedures for the Society to Borrow:
In order for the Society to attain its
objective and perform its activities, if a loan is needed,
it may borrow in accordance with a decision of the board.
Such a borrowing transaction may be the acquisition of
products or services on credit or in cash. However, such
borrowing must not be in amounts that can not met by
society’s resources and in a nature that causes the Society
to be insolvent.
Article
20-How to Amend the Statutes:
The Statutes may be amended by a resolution
of the General Assembly. A 2/3 majority of members eligible
to attend the general assembly is required for amendment of
the Statutes by the general assembly. In the event that a
meeting is postponed due to the lack of a majority, no
quorum is required at the second meeting. However, the
number of members attending such meeting can not be less
than two times the full number of members of the
administration and audit boards. The quorum required for an
amendment to the Statutes is 2/3 of votes of attending and
voting members. Voting for an amendment of the statutes at
the general meeting is held openly.
Article
21-Dissolution of the Society and Liquidation of its
Endowment:
The General Assembly may at any time decide
to dissolve the Society. 2/3 of members entitled to attend
the general meeting is required for discussion and
consideration of dissolution at the general meeting. In the
event that the meeting is postponed due to lack of a
majority, no quorum is required at the second meeting.
However, the number of members attending such a meeting can
not be less than two times the full membership of the
administration and audit boards. The quorum required for
decision of dissolution is 2/3 of votes of attending
members. Voting for dissolution at the general meeting is
held openly.
Winding up Procedures
Upon adoption by the general assembly of
dissolution, the liquidation of the society’s cash, goods
and benefits is achieved by the board of receivers
comprising the members of the last Board. Such operations
are initiated on the date dissolution has been adopted by
the general assembly or the one on which automatic
dissolution has been finalized. During the period of
liquidation, the phrase of “BRAIN RESEARCH
Society in course of Liquidation” is used for all
operations.
The Board of Receivers is charged with and
has the authority to complete all of the winding up
procedures for the society’s cash, goods (property), and
benefits pursuant to the regulations. First, this board
examines the accounts of the Society. In this process of
examination the society’s books, receipts, disbursement
(expense) vouchers, records of land registry and banks and
other instruments are ascertained, and assets and liablities
are itemized in a report. In this process of winding up, a
call is directed to creditors of the Society and they are
paid by encashing the property if any. Should the Society be
a creditor, the accounts receivable are collected. The whole
amount of money, goods and benefits remaining after
collection of amounts receivable and payment of amounts due
are transferred to the point determined by the general
meeting.
All operations involved in liqudation are
represented in the liqudation report and such operations are
completed within three months except for extra periods
granted by the governorship officials for good reasons.
Within seven days of completion of procedures
for winding up of the society’s cash, property and benefits
and for transfer of the balance, the office of governor
where the seat of the society is situated must be notified
by the board of receiver in writing of the case, it being
accompanied by a copy of liqudation report.
As the board of receivers, the members of the
last Board is under obligation to keep the books and
documents of the Society. This duty may be assigned to any
one member of the Board. Such books and documents must be
kept for a period of 5 years.
Article
22-Omission of Provision:
The Societies Ac, the Turkish Civil Code, and
the Societies Regulations issued with reference to the laws
and provisions of other laws relating to societies apply to
matters not covered by this statute. |
