Checks and Balances Network
In the year 2012, 33 non-governmental organizations, including the Marmara Group Foundation, met with the dream of Turkey, where we live freely with our differences, we know our rights are under guarantee, the justice is distributed equally, the administration is transparent, came together. In the framework of 108 proposals with common aspirations, the Balance and Supervision Network (DDA) was founded.
The Network, combined with the view that a balance and supervision system was essential for guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of the individuals with a new constitution, decided to continue to work for the settlement of the balance and supervision system with the aim of strong democracy over time while focusing only on the work of the new constitution in the beginning.
After completing the phases of growth and development, the network went to a new structuring, "strategic reform groups," on decision-making and implementation mechanisms of the Network, in order to make more impact in the society, to increase participation, and to protect collaboration of Network members with working together. The Balance and Supervision Network carried out its' sustainable advocacy works in different reform areas through the Constitution Reform Group, the Legislative Reform Group, the Executive Reform Group, the Judiciary Reform Group, the Local Administrations Reform Group, the Media Reform Group and the Civil Society Reform Group, within the framework of the strategies specified by the Network.
Each group develops and advocates short, medium, long-term reforms. The reform areas on which he or she is working must be in an accountable, transparent and participatory, equitable and supervisory system, independent and effective, without discrimination of gender, belief, ethnicity, political affiliation, language, geography, education and economic situation.
Internal Evaluation Group, Communication Group, Writing Team were also formed to support and guide the decision-making mechanism Coordination Group and to share their authority. Thus, instead of a single decision mechanism in the DDA's structure, a new system has been established that fits the values that Balance and Supervision Network claimed, where responsibilities are shared and supervised one another.
Today, nearly 300 members and NGO representatives, who work voluntarily in line with the same targets and on the side of the democracy with different approaches, are within the Balance and Supervision Network. Marmara Group Foundation EU and Human Rights Platform President Müjgan Suver is the spokesperson for the Judiciary Reform Group and is active in the network as a member of the Coordination Group and DDA spokesperson, who form the administrative staff at the national level.
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On the new book of Taha Akyol …
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - Read : 4841
President of the EU and the Human Rights Platform of the Marmara Group Foundation Mrs. Mujgan Suver attended the meeting regarding Checks and Balances Network’s constitution campaign and also took part in the discussion about the separation of powers and checks and balances perspectives over the new book of Taha Akyol ‘’Turkiye’nin Hukuk Serüveni’’.
Talks with Taha AKYOL in CNN Turk
Saturday, December 17, 2014 - Read : 2999
EU and Human Rights Platform of the Marmara Group Foundation President Müjgan Suver, with the representatives of Checks and Balances Network for the campaign named "Gör Bak Bizi Anayasa Kavuşturacak" met with Hürriyet columnists Taha Akyol, Mirgün Cabas from CNN Turk, Ahmet Hakan and Şirin Payzın’s news teams. They also talk about the Checks and Balances Network activities. The delegation asked support for the Constitution campaign.
PRESIDENT OF MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION’S EU AND HUMAN RIGHTS PLATFORM MÜJGAN SUVER IMPLEMENTED THE MEETINGS AS PART OF CHECKS AND BALANCES NETWORK ACTIVITIES IN ANKARA.
Saturday, December 05, 2014 - Read : 2913
Including President of Marmara Group Foundation’s EU and Human Rights Platform Müjgan Suver, Checks and Balances Network Delegation interviewed with Deputy Chairman of CHP Bülent Tezcan, Cumhuriyet Newspaper delegate Erdem Gül and Hürriyet Newspaper Deniz Zeyrek in Ankara. During the meeting, delegation gave significant information regarding the new constitution campaign that Checks and Balances Network implements, and also in general, they discussed and emphasized their opinions as part of network activities.
Marmara Group Foundation Chairman of the EU Platform for Human Rights Müjgan Suver representative of Checks and Balances Network in the delegation, represantatives of ten NGO come together with US vice president Joe Biden in Istanbul.
Saturday, November 22, 2014 - Read : 2616
In context of Checks and Balances network activities, Marmara Group Foundation Chairman of the EU Platform for Human Rights Müjgan Suver, with ten representatives of NGO's, discussed the aims and ideas of pluralistic and participatory democracy with Joe Biden in Istanbul. The participants talked about network's goals and ideals about pluralistic democracy. Represantatives, explained why they recommend to further the representative democracy in Turkey, for balance and control mechanisms as a model; they also share their views for new constitution and regulations legally and institutionally about state-citizen relations. US Vice President Joe Biden, expressed the importance of seperation of powers between the institutions. He appointed on importance of sustainability of political and institutional reforms.
President of EU and Human Rights Platform of Marmara Group Foundation Müjgan Suver gathered with Deputy Minister of EU Aladdin Büyükkaya, Member of Parliament (Eskişehir) from MHP Ruhsar Demirel and Member of Parliament (İzmir) from CHP Rıza Mahmut Türmen.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - Read : 2940
On behalf of the Marmara Group Foundation Müjgan Suver, the President of EU and Human Rights Platform of Marmara Group Foundation, attended the meeting of Checks and Balances Network (DDA) group and gathered with Deputy Minister of EU Aladdin Büyükkaya. The speaker of the group Müjgan Suver informed about the studies and the aim of DDA and reiterated their desire to work together in terms of monitoring, evaluating and implementing of the European Union Communication Strategy.
Müjgan Suver, the President of EU and Human Rights Platform was in Ankara in order to participate the meeting of Checks and Balances Network Decision Makers Workgroup.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - Read : 3385
Müjgan Suver, the President of EU and Human Rights Platform was in Ankara in order to participate the meeting of Checks and Balances Network Decision Makers Workgroup. In the meeting in which former studies summarized, aspects that should be developed settled and some decisions taken for the future organizations.
156 NGO THAT INCLUDES MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION ANOUNCED THEIR EXPECTATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Monday, July 07, 2014 - Read : 2841
Checks and Balances Network met in Ankara with 156 NGO that includes Marmara Group Foundation.
Müjgan Suver, who is the President of EU and Human Rights Platform of Marmara Group Foundation, Attended the Meeting of Checks and Balances Network at Antalya Between 30 May-1 June
Sunday, June 01, 2014 - Read : 2660
In the meeting that Mrs. Suver attended as a member of Checks and Balances Network: Decision Makers Workgroup; Network's position, responsibilities of workgroups in the Network, priorities in order to establish a decisive and policy-maker constitution, these priorities' practical extends and the agenda of Turkey have been discussed. Furthermore, regarding to this issue several decisions have been taken.
Checks and Balances Perception Has Been Discussed
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - Read : 2924
Several NGO representatives attended to the meeting which held by Müjgan Suver (Marmara Group Foundation President of EU and Human Rights Platform) as a member of Decision Makers Workgroup of Checks and Balances Network. "Checks and Balances Perception in Politics" has been discussed in the meeting of Marmara Group Foundation along with the purpose of Checks and Balances Network.
Media Coverage of Balance and Monitoring Network
Saturday, Feburary 14, 2014 - Read : 3920
Press and Media coverage of works Balance and Monitoring Network, joined by Müjgan Suver.