
Mustafa Şentop gave a
speech at international conference on "The Future of Human Rights in 21st
Century", financed by EU and organized by Turkish Ombudsman Institution in
Ankara.
Expressing that human
rights violations and problems continue to be the most talked issue in the
world, Şentop stated that he believes that the studies to be carried out on
such a topic and the sharing of mutual knowledge and experience will be very
beneficial. Reminding
that the Ombudsman's Office was established with constitutional amendment
accepted with a referendum on September 12, 2010, Şentop stated that it is very
important to ensure that the decisions of the Ombudsman Institution are
complied with by around 80 percent, although the decisions of Ombudsman
Institution are not essentially binding.
Şentop drew attention to
the development of ombudsman institutions in countries in the north of Europe,
and the administrative judiciary institutions in countries in the South and he
stated, "Of course, we see that this distinction is a distinction made in
previous periods. We all see that the ombudsman responds to a need, due to both
spread of the ombudsman and also the fact that the ombudsman reaches the result
in a shorter time, easier and more cost-effectively in countries where there is
an administrative judiciary. Therefore, I would like to say that this
distinction is no longer very meaningful."
Noting that there are so
many problems with human rights, Mustafa Şentop stated that many people and
children in the world die of hunger. Noting that immigration
is a very serious problem today, Şentop stated, "Today, we know that the money
spent to turn the Mediterranean into a migrant graveyard costs enormous sums.
Xenophobia, Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim hostility have come to the point of
causing serious problems in many countries around the world."
After the conference, cooperation
protocols were signed between Türkiye-Mongolia ombudsmen and the Türkiye-Sri
Lanka ombudsmen.