Tlıe name of the Association is; "Turkish Association of Group Psychotherapies" The center of the Association is in Ankara. Its adress is; P.K. 100 Cebeci J Ankara Its address can be clıanged within Ankara, by tecision of the Board of Directors. With the decision of the Board of Directors, the Association can open branch ofiıces around the country to actualize its objectives, by following the legal procedures. The relevant information on this subject is on Item 15.

ITEM 2: Subject and Objectives:

Group psychotherapy has become a more widespread treatment modality iıı the western world on prevention and treatment in mental health services, with their effectiveness and economization on personnel, time and fınance. In accordance with these developments, the objective of the association is to provide service and to perform activities in order to prevent and treat mental problems of the people of TUKEY, and to try to widen and develop the use the group psychotherapy treatment modality in a more scientifıc level, in the health activities around the county. In order to accomplish these objectives, the following activities could be performed; to improve and to use the experiences and inforınational resources of the pople working on tlıe ıeld of preventive and treating mental health services, to support such activities with is resources, to eontribute and participate in the other activities on the mental health fıeld. To discover and improve the aspects of the group psychotherapies that are relevant to our cultural, social and traditional characteristics. To exchange information and experience with similar national and international facilities on this fıeld. To follow international developments and to adapt the ones that are useful to Turkish society. To conduct seminars, courses, synıposiums and congresses that are both theoretical and practical and in accordance with the objectives of tlıe Associatioıı. To coııduct scientifc activities and publications for educating and other health fıelds or whose work is related to this subject. The Association, within its aforementioned objectives and legal reulations, makes collaborations and become a member, after getting legal permissions, in order to be more productive and to conduct higher level studies. The Association selects persons to represent to represent the Association, who will participate in relevant international conferences, seminars, etc. It accepts the scientifıc sııpport of national and international persons and organizations who have a well reputation on the group psychotherapy fıeld.

ITEM 3: Prohibitions on Politics

The Association, while conducting its activities, do not deal with politics, either directly or indirectly.

ITEM 4: The regulations on being a member and leaving the memership

Everybody who has graduation from a university or related school, and meets the conditions stated in the Legislation of Associations can be member. Tlıe application for membership can be done with reference letters from two members of the Association and with a written request given to the Board of Directors. The acceptance for membership can be done by the decision of the exact majority of the Board of Directors. The conditions of the persons whose application is rejected by the Board of Directors but has gien a written request and who are objected by the members of the Association are discussed in the fırst General Assembly of the Association and a fınal decision is made there. Honorary Membership Everybody who has given fınancial or moral support to the Association can be an honorary member, if two members give its written approval of the honorary membership to the Board of Directors. The honorary member has no right to vote. Every member can leave the membership by resigning. The written resignation of the member is acepted as the fınal fudgment. The members who behave against the statutes of the Association can be dismissed from the association by the decision of the Honorary Conımittee.

ITEM 5: Organs of the Association

1 ) General Assembly, 2) Board of Directors, 3) Inspection Committee, 4) Honorary Committee.

ITEM 6: The Organization of Meeting Place and the General Assembly of the Association:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

ITEM 7:

The General Assembly takes place not more than once in two years and its organized and the members are invited by Board of Directors in a date in February; in the center of the Association or in a place tlıat is found suitable by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors and the Inspection Committee decide the necessity, or 1/5 of the members give a written request to the Board of Directors an Exceptional General Assembly is organized.

MODE OF INVITATION

According to the statutes of the Association, the Board of Directors invites the members who have a right to attend the General assembly to the assembly, by a local newspaper notice, telling the date, time, place and the content of the assembly in not less than 15 days' time. The written announcement is also sent to the local administrative authorites. If the assembly is canceled, the reasons of the cancellation and the date, time, place and the content of the content of the second meeting are announced by a local newspaper notice, in not less than 15 days' time. The written annoucement is again sent to the local administrative authorities in not less than 15 days' time. It is not approved to cancel the General Assembly more than once.

DECISIONS AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ITEM 8:

General Assembly comes together if there is exact majority and the decisions are made again by exact majority. If the majority can not be found in the fırst meeting, the second meeting takes place one week later and this time the exact majority is not necessary. However, the number of the members that attend to this second meeting should not be less than twice the number of members of the Administrative and Inspection Committees. This must be stated clearly in the notices and in the letters sent to the members. Every decision made in the General Assembly must be written in the Notebook of the Board Decisions and signed by the members. Procedure of the Assembly: It takes place on the announced date, time ~ııd place. Members who would attend the assembly sign across their names on the list which is prepared by the Board of Directors. If the suffıcient number of members is present, it is recorded down and the assembly is opened by the President of the Board of Directors or an approved representative. The absence of govemment inspector does not cancel the assembly. After the opening, a president, a vice president and a clerk are selected.

The administration of the assembly is belong to the president. Clerks handle the record-book and sing it along with the presidents. After the assembly, all documents and the record-book are passed to the newly selected Board of Directors. Content of the assembly: Only the announced subjects are discussed in the assembly, the subjects, requested by ten precent of the attended members have to be discussed.

DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ITEM 9: THESE DUTIES ARE:

a) Investigation of the activity report, the balance slıeet, annııal prograın and otlıer documents prepared by the Board of Directors. b) Identifıcation of the activities that are in accordance with the objectives oF the Association and give authorization and advice to the Board of Directors. c) Selection of 5 major, 5 reserve members for the Board of Directors, and 3 major, 3 reserve members for the Inspection Committee, with vote by ballot. d) Selection of 3 major, 3 reserve members for the Honorary Committee. e) Making a decision on whether there would be a payment for the members of the Administrative, Inspection and Honorary Committees, and the amount of these payments if there would be any. In order to accomplish the objectives of the Association, the assembly decides on the ways, timing and the extent of using the property of the Association, within the legal limits. The assembly has the authority to sell, rent or spend all kinds of property of the association in order to get profıt.

ITEM 10:

The Board of Directors comes together at least once a month, if the majority is present. Decisions are made by the majority of the attendants. If there is equality in voiting, the side that has the president of the Association makes the fınal decision. Every decision is written down the record-book and it is then signed. The Board of Directors, in ists fırst meeting after the General Assembly, selects the president, the vice-president, the treasurer and the general secretary with vote by ballot and exact majority.

THE DUTIES AND THE SELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ITEM 11:

Every duty of the Association is carried out by the Board of Directors, within general legislation. Other duties of the Board of Directors are as follows: a) As idicated in the second item of the statutes of the Association, the Board of Directors arranges congress, symposiurrı, course, meeting and invitation that are found necessary or useful for the objectives of the Association. b) In accordance with the objectives of the Association, it releases publications and arranges pre and post graduate training for interested people on individual and group psychotherapies. The Board of Directors chooses and monitors the moderators of the congressesi symposiums and other related activities that are arranged by the Association. c) The moderators of these activities have to prove all of their academic degrees. d) The Board of Directors decides on the payment conditions and amount for the moderators of the activities or the writers of the publications, from the profıt gained by the sales of publications or attendance to the activities. e) The profıts gained by these activities are recorded as the income of the Association after all expenses is paid. The Board of Directors tries to accomplish every advice and decision of the General Assembly. g) Tlıe Board of Directors arranges legislation and explains all relevant issue to the General Assembly. lı) The Board of Directors inspects the balance sheet, profıt - expense tables and activity reports and make decisions on these issues. i) Accomplishes other relevant activities in accordance with the objectives of the Association. The modes of selection of Administrative and Inspection Committee. The selection and duties of the Board of Directors: It is selected by the General Assembly not less than once in two years with vote by ballot and it has to include not less than 5 ınajor, 5 reserve members. If an absence in the major members occurs, a reserve member is invited. The Board of Directors, in its fırst meeting after the General Assembly, selects the president, the vice-president, the treasurer and the general secretary with vote by ballot and exact majority.

TRANSFER OF AUTHORIZATION

ITEM 12:

Tlıe Board of Directors can transfer some of its duties to the president of the Association, within deterınined limits. Complementation of The Board of Directors by Reserve Members: If the number of members of the Board of Directors becomes less than half of the actual number of members, after the complementation of the absent members by the reserve members, the present Board of Directors, Inspection Committee or other members of the Association calls for the General Assembly in less than one month. If there is no call, the local administrative authorities select three members to arrange the General Assembly, on request of one member. The Inspection Committee and Its Duties: a) The Inspection Committee is selected by the General Assembly, in not less than once in two years, as not less than 3 major, 3 reserve members. This committee carries out its duties in accordance with the statutes of the Association in a a 6 months basis, and releases a report for the board of Directors, and if there is, for the General Assembly. b) The Inspection Committee inspects the accounts of the Association. c) If there is an absence in the major members, a reserve member is called.

DUTIES OF THE INSPECTION COMMITTEE: ITEM 13:

The Inspection Committee if formed by the General asembly in order to inspect the accounts and activities of the Board of Directors. It is formed by three meml~ers selected by tlıe General Assembly, either from the Association or from outside. The Inspection Committee inspects and controls every adzninistration and activity documents of the Association, and the degree of the commitment to the decisions of the General Assembly. After the closure of a period a report on the accounts of the Association is prepared by the Inspection Committee and forwarded to the Board of Directors, to be declared to the General Assembly members. Moreover, the inspectors investigate the profıt - expense documents of the of the Association and give their advices and results with a witten report to the Board of Directors.

HONORARY COMMITTEE AND ITS DUTIES

ITEM 14:

Three major and 3 seserve members are selected for the Honorary Committee by the General Assembly with vote by ballot. They have to be the members of the Association for not less than 10 years, and they have to possess doctoral degrees. The come together on request from the Board of Directors. They investigate the members' unethical or contradictory behaviors against the statutes of the Association, and if it is necessary they request defense declarations. They can give warning, temporary expulsion or total expulsion punishınents. The fırst two punishınents given by the Honorary Committee can not be changed but total expulsion has to be approved in the fırst following General Asserxıbly.

ERANCH OFFICES

ITEM I5:

The branch offıce represents the Association and work in accordance with the objectives of the Association within the borders of the administrative province. To open the bronch offıce, a minimum of 3 members who are authorized by the Board of Directors gives written applicationto the hidhest civil administrative of this sprovince. In tlıis applicatioıı, following data should be included; their names, last names, names of their fathers, their birth dates and places, occupations or professions, addresses, nationalities and the address of the branch ofîıce. Two copies of the statutes of the Association and the document of authorization have to be included. These founder members have to be residing more than 6 months in the province the branch office is opened. The organs of the branch offıce are as follows: a) General Assembly b) Board of Dzrectors c) Inspection Committee The legislation that is established for the Association, general assembly, Board of Directors (5 major, 5 reserve members) and inspection committees (3 major, 3 reserve members) are also valid for tlıe branch offıces. However, the branch ofiıces have to fınish their general assembly meetings at least 15 days before the general assembly of the centre. The branch offıces send 1 delegate for every 7 member of the branch offıce to the General Assembly. The braııch offıces are responsible to the Board of Directors of the Association for all of their activities.

THE INCOME OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE PRINCIPLES OF EXPENDITURE

ITEM 16:

The income of the Association comes from these: a) Membership acceptance fee b) Membership fee c) The properties of the Association d) The activities of the Association that are in accordance with the objectives of the Association, e.g. congress, symposiuın, course, short and long term seminars and other similar training. e) All donations, such as money, property or estate, whether conditioned or not, but in accordance with the objectives of the Association, from dead or alive legal persons following the necessary procedures. Other incomes. g) The membership acceptance and the membership fees are determined by the General Assembly. h) The expenditures are deterrrıined by the Board of Directors and its document are signed by the president, vice president and treasurer. i) The expenditures are to be documented by bills and certifıcates, ut expenses below 500 000 TL need not be documented. A sign of the president is enough on such expenses. j) The president is responsible for the control of the account of the Association. k) The income that is saved in the bank can be used by the double signed check of the president, vice president and treasurer.

ITEM 17: RECORD BOOKS OF THE ASSOCIATION

a) Member Record Book: The identifıcation documents, acceptance dates to tlıe Association and monthly and annual fees are recorded down. b) Decision Record Book: The decisions of the Board of Directors are recorded down and signed by the members. c) Arriving and Leaving Docuınent Record Book: All documents that are received or sent are recorded down by their date and number. The originals of the documents that are received and the copies of the documents that are sent are kept in fıles. d) Income and Expenditure Record Book: All fınancial income of the Association and the expenditures are recorded down clearly, with the places the payment has done. e) Budget Real Account and Balance Sheet Record Book: The income of the Association is collected by numbered receipts and counterfoils and they are recorded down. The expenditure is done by expense documents. Permanent Equipment Record Book: All permanent equipment of the Association is recorded down. The record book is sealed by a notary. g) Other record books that are obligatory by law.

ITEM 18:

The Internal Control Mechanism of the Association It is done by the Board of Directors or the Inspection Committee, either with an announcement or not.

ITEM 19:

The Modes of Changing the Statutes: a) With the decisions of the General Assembly (by 2/3 off all members) b) When opening new branch offıces c) When the extend of the activities are to be widened

ITEM 20:

The Dissolution of the Association and the Liquidation of Its Properties at the Time of Dissolution. A) With the decision of the General Assembly: The General Assembly can decide on the dissolution of the Association anytime. According to the statutes of the Association, to be capable of a dissolution two thirds of all members have to participate in the General Assembly. If there is not such majority, the second meeting takes place after the date, time, place and content of the meeting are announced by a newspaper notice, not less than 15 days. A list of the members is formed and the civil authorities are infornıed on the subject. In this meeting dissolution can be decided without looking at the number of the attendants. However, two thirds of the attendants has to approve the decision. A) Dissolution b court order: a) If a defıciency or illegal part is detected in the statutes, the Association is informed by authorities with a written request to correct them. If after 30 days, no correction has been done. b) If 6 months after the release of the statutes of the Association in a newspaper, the General Assembly does not take place and does not select the organs according to the law. c) If the General Assembly does not take place two times consecutively. d) If the Association is dissolved in one of these ways, all properties that are recorded as the permanent equipment, its income, are left to the Psychiatry Department of University of Ankara, School of Medicine and its related branches.

ITEM 21:

For the issues that are not noticed in this statute, the legislation of the Law of Associations and other relevant legislation is used.