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Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey

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The Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İnsan Hakları ve Eşitlik Kurumu, TİHEK) is the equality body and the national human rights institution of Turkey. It is a public legal entity vested with administrative and financial autonomy by the relevant legislation regulating it.

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Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey
Yüksel Caddesi, Ankara Kocatepe Mahallesi

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