{"id":"TUR-031","notes":"First-time creation of comprehensive state database of civil society participants; precedes Law 7262 in same campaign arc","country":"Turkey","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"TUSEV CSO Monitoring Matrix Turkey 2020-2021; Law No. 7226 (26 March 2020)"}],"summary":"Law No. 7226 amended the Law on Associations to require mandatory registration of all association members in the DERBIS electronic membership system managed by the Ministry of Interior. Associations were required to upload complete member data. The obligation created a state-managed surveillance database of civil society participants. TUSEV research found 16.6% of associations reported membership losses as members withdrew to avoid government registration.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-18","role":"primary","label":"Legislative Operationalization","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-24","role":"secondary","label":"Administrative CSO Burdening","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["DERBIS digital system","Ministry of Interior","Parliament"],"entities":[{"id":1115,"name":"Grand National Assembly; Ministry of Interior / DGRCS","role":"actor","entity_type":"Legislature; State"},{"id":1116,"name":"All legally registered associations; association members","role":"target","entity_type":"CSO; Individual"}],"date_text":"26/03/2020","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Track 1 — Organisational Integrity","narratives":[{"code":"NF-10","role":"primary","label":"Sovereignty Protection / State Security Infrastructure","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2020-03-26","campaign_ids":["TUR-CAMP-004"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-08: Proactive / Ambient","campaign_phase":"Phase 2: Institutionalization of Mechanism","civic_response":"TUSEV documented membership loss; CSO sector raised concerns about privacy and political exposure of members; no legislative remedy achieved","date_precision":"day","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Administrative Burdening; Surveillance; Chilling Effect","institutional_consequence":"Mandatory real-time state database of all CSO members; 16.6% of associations reported membership losses due to member reluctance to be registered with Ministry of Interior; chilling effect on civic participation documented"}