AN EVALUATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY FOUNDATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Abstract

Turkey is a country experienced in social assistance. The Foundation culture seen in the Ottoman Period has a significant share in the formation of this experience. Public relief is provided by many central and local institutions on the current situation in Turkey. Although this is the case, most of the activities related to social assistance are carried out by the Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations (SASF). The structure of the boards of trustees of SASFs has been established with the Social Assistance and Solidarity Encouragement Law No. 3294. The Board of Trustees is the final decision maker in Foundation transactions. This delegation consists of natural and elected members. There is a bureaucratic relationship based on hierarchy between natural members and the head of the delegation. The existence of this bureaucratic relationship can be determinant in the voting elections of the members. This decisiveness generally manifests itself in the way that appointed members cannot express their opinions openly, consequently the decision of the head of trustees is final.