Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 123: 1. Integral unity of the administration and public legal personality

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER TWO: Executive 1. President of the Republic

The administration forms a whole with respect to its structure and functions, and shall be regulated by law.

The organisation and functions of the administration are based on the principles of centralisation and local administration.

Public legal persons shall be established only by law or by Presidential decree.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 123 · 1. İdarenin bütünlüğü ve kamu tüzelkişiliği

İdare, kuruluş ve görevleriyle bir bütündür ve kanunla düzenlenir.

İdarenin kuruluş ve görevleri, merkezden yönetim ve yerinden yönetim esaslarına dayanır.

Kamu tüzelkişiliği, kanunla veya Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamesiyle kurulur.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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