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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 I…

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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.
country
Turkey
date text
26/03/2020
entities
sources
  • citation
    TUSEV CSO Monitoring Matrix Turkey 2020-2021; Law No. 7226 (26 March 2020)
tactics
narratives
campaign ids
campaign phase
Phase 2: Institutionalization of Mechanism
channels
  • DERBIS digital system
  • Ministry of Interior
  • Parliament
civic response
TUSEV documented membership loss; CSO sector raised concerns about privacy and political exposure of members; no legislative remedy achieved
consequence category
Administrative Burdening; Surveillance; Chilling Effect
created at
2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
date precision
day
escalation
3
harm track
Track 1 — Organisational Integrity
id
TUR-031
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
notes
First-time creation of comprehensive state database of civil society participants; precedes Law 7262 in same campaign arc
occurred on
2020-03-26
trigger type
TR-08: Proactive / Ambient
updated at
2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
version
1

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