Everyday the rhyme “Public Wealth is an ocean; those who don’t eat it are fools.” is gaining currency as corruption is continuously increasing in a period of our historywhen the goal of getting rich surpasses all others. This is a period when people of good Commitment approved by will and morals are ridiculed, considered Turkish Parliament incapable, and the voices of the good are drowned out by the voices of the bad.

The Civil Transparency Movement Association (TSHD) was founded in 1996 to reduce to the minimum the negative effects of this bad period. The goal of the Association is to reach a clean and transparent way of life. To do this, it is necessary to ensure that all kinds of public power both in the center and on the local level are prevented from being abused, and to rid political, social and economic activities of all types of corruption with putting them in the public eye and increasing awareness.

The Civil Transparency Movement Association is dedicated to following up on developments in public transparency in our country and in other countries and study political, economic, administrative and moral counter-measures and increase public awareness.

Harmony is public life and unhampered freedom are directly linked to the rights and freedoms of individuals. In order to ensure this, All organs and tenets of democracy have to work, people have to be informed of how the government functions, we have to get rid of all types of information gaps, and regulations have to apply to all equally.

When these prerequisites are in place, you can have a transparent civil society. That is why “individual freedom” “democratic systems” and “government of law” are the building blocks of a transparent society. The Civil Transparency Movement Association will work toward getting these building blocks in place.

The aims of the Civil Transparency Movement Association are not to " Blame-Investigate-Find guilty " It is a civil society organization designed to scientifically research the solutions to problems. Its concentration is on systems, not on the names of individuals. Our basic aim is to get our country to move toward a modern system of morals as soon as possible.

Therefore, assuming that morals are at the zero level and knowing that we have to rebuild is why

· Education on moral values within the family

· Morale education in primary school

are vital. The work must start at the beginning. Raising up the civil moral system in this country will not be an easy or accomplished in a short period. The important thing is to develop the civil moral system before it gets worse. This requires the cooperation of all individuals and organizations. And, the greatest barrier to success is the lack of sincerity of individuals and organizations. We expect your help and support in clearing this barrier.

We invite all organizations and the public to join with The Civil Transparency Movement Association (THSD) for a clean society and a clean government administration.

TSHD’s

Vision, Mission, Values, Approach and Strategy

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*    TSHD’s Vision

                                                        *    TSHD’s Mission

                                                        *    TSHD’s Values

    *   TSHD’s Approach

  *   TSHD’s Strategy

TSHD’s definition of corruption:

                Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.

Fighting corruption:

TSHD’s core values guide our work:

        Transparency

              Accountability

              Integrity

              Courage

              Justice

              Democracy

THSD’s approach:

·        TSHD fights corruption at its roots as well as its symptoms. THSD pursues its systemic approach based on TI’s  Integrity Systems. This approach can be visualised using the conceptual framework of the Integrity Wheel

·        A key element of TI’s work at the national and international level is the analysis and diagnosis of corruption, for example by measuring its occurrence through surveys and indices and by other research.

·        TSHD and TI International does not undertake investigations of alleged corruption, or expose individual cases.  TSHD and TI International are politically non-partisan.

THSD’s  strategy:

To accomplish its mission and implement its vision TSHD needs to face the challenges and seize the opportunities in Turkey and internationally:

·          Keeping corruption on the top of the agenda in Turkey.

·          Developing new programmes and strengthening existing anti-corruption initiatives, with specific evidence of impact on levels of corruption – that TSHD and TI do make a difference.

·          Effectively securing funds to sustain TSHD’s leadership in the field of anti-corruption

·          Managing the integrity, growth, development and openness of the TSHD Movement.

·          Maintaining and developing TSHD’s reputation.

TSHD and TI’s Particular Capabilities

TSHD will address these implications by building on its distinctive competencies:

·          Clear focus on corruption

·          National and international expertise through its extensive network of National Chapters, the International Secretariat and individual collaborators.

·          Track record in developing tools and knowledge at a national and international level

·          Coalition building ability and approach

·          Ability to mobilise individual expert specialists as volunteers

Factors Essential to Success

·          Ability to create change towards a world free of corruption and demonstrate successes in doing so.

·          Development of focused expertise, and broadened participation and support.

·          Development of anti-corruption programmes and initiatives that address:

-        developing an anti-corruption strategy in the Government

-        advocacy of transparency in business in turkey, trade and commerce,

-        building democracy and openness in Government

-        strengthening Turkey’s integrity and reputation  in Turkey and internationally

-        contributing to sustainable development

·          Effective advocacy work supported by clear policy positions and briefing papers.

·          Financial independence and robustness.

THSD’s  programs:

ACRAC = Anti-Corruption Research and Action Center (including a library)

TOPLUMSAL SAYDAMLIK HAREKETI DERNEGI (TSHD)

is a civil society movement a movement of citizens

TSHD’s aim:

A CORRUPTION-FREE TRANSPARENT TURKEY

TSHD is:

* an NGO

* founded in May 1996

* Transparency International – Turkey Chapter

Web site: www.saydamlik.org

E-mail: saydamlik@ttnet.net.tr

The Turkish rhyme

“Public Wealth is an ocean. Those who don’t eat it are fools.”

                                        is gaining currency in a period

* when the goal of getting rich surpasses all others.

* when people of good will and morals are ridiculed.

TSHD is working to reverse this

TSHD works for:

* a clean, transparent society

* anti-corruption

TSHD works by:

* increasing awareness in all sectors

* studying corruption and publicizing results

* working for the implementation of political, economic, administrative and moral countermeasures

TSHD is not a financial police or a judicial assistance entity.

It does not single out individual corrupted individuals and it does not follow-up cases of corruption.

TSHD does strive toward a clean, transparent environment in which corruption will not be possible.

TSHD strives toward a society and a government:

* where laws work against corruption

* where Government leaders Judges Administrators, Police, Businessmen are themselves not corrupt

* and where they actively work against corruption

TSHD works to ensure:

*TRANSPARENCY

*HONESTY

*ACCOUNTABILITY

in the Government

These are prerequisites of

GOOD GOVERNANCE

* * * * * *

And, these are prerequisites of

A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

TSHD works:

* to improve the laws with anti-corruption and accountability clauses

* to establish an anti-corruption body in the central government structure which will actively struggle for transparency and good governance

* to establish an anti-corruption body in each local government administration

* to establish “ISLANDS OF TRANSPARENCY” as an entire municipality administration as examples to other municipalities

TSHD works:

to increase public awareness

* through the press: TV, newspapers, magazines, radio, periodicals

* by speaking at Universities and schools

* by giving “Professional Ethics” courses in universities

* by working with people in other sectors:

         - Politics

         - Government

         - Businses

         - Other NGOs

TSHD works:

to increase transparency and to increase Turkey’s standing

* with similar groups throughout the world

* with Transparency International

* represents Turkey throughout the World in meetings and conferences on the internet

Web site: www.saydamlik.org

E-mail: saydamlik@ttnet.net.tr