SOFTWARE INDUSTRIALISTS ASSOCIATION STATES

Name and Center of the Association

Article 1- The name of the association is “Software Manufacturers Association”. The short name of the association is “YASAD”. Its center is Istanbul.

Purpose of the Association and Fields of Activity and Fields of Activity to be Continued by the Association in order to Realize This Purpose

Article 2-

A) Purpose of the Association:

As an association representing the Turkish Software and Information Technologies industry, YASAD aims to expand the Turkish software market, increase software exports and employment in the software industry.

It leads the determination and updating of our national targets and priorities in the field of software and information technologies in our country.

It carries out active, result-oriented and sustainable projects and activities and creates technology platforms in order to realize our national goals in the field of software and information technologies.

It serves the globalization of our national economy by supporting innovation, creativity and competitiveness.

While making our public sector more efficient, it also serves to modernize all our sectors, from production to energy.

As a communication and coordination center between our government institutions, public institutions and organizations, NGOs, universities, chambers of commerce and industry, all our industrial sectors and industrial organizations and our software sector, we can solve sectoral problems based on information technologies and increase sectoral efficiency by increasing the use of information technologies. develops projects to increase

B) Activities of the Association:

Our association carries out activities aimed at its purpose, especially the following subjects. The services aimed by the association are open to the benefit of everyone and are not limited to serving a certain region or audience. As a non-profit and public interest association, at least two-thirds of the revenues generated during the year are spent for the purposes of the association.

1) It increases the potential of communication, information, solidarity, cooperation and cooperation among its members.

2) It increases the R&D culture of its members, the number of R&D projects in our software sector and the rate of benefiting from R&D funds.

3) Develops projects and creates platforms in order to solve the problem of qualified intermediate staff in the software industry.

4) It creates an active feedback platform between Vocational High Schools, Vocational Schools and Universities and the software industry.

5) It cooperates with international clusters, contributes to the determination of the support themes of the cluster it takes responsibility for, and provides an effective coordination between our national software industry and international clusters.

6) It encourages local software and applications, software development and information technology tools and platforms.

7) It leads the development of R&D support systems for domestic software development and information technology tools and platforms and facilitates the acquisition of patents for domestic software technologies, and takes initiatives so that companies producing software and software platforms can benefit from technology zone exemptions.

8) It leads the development of domestic software, platforms, software services and solutions, public institutions and organizations, incentives that will provide positive discrimination in industrial sectors, and in government, public, NGO, university, chambers of commerce and industry, organized industrial zones and all industry / service sectors, carries out awareness activities.

9) Forms, manages and coordinates sub-working groups and sub-committees in order to ensure the effective participation of its members in targeted activities.

10) It creates the national digital ecosystem platform by participating in future internet technologies programs.

11) Collaborating with relevant public institutions and organizations, NGOs and universities, it ensures the creation of national standards related to our software industry.

12) In order for our country's strategic and large-scale transformation projects, based on software and information technologies, in the fields of education, health, transportation, communication, security, defense, finance, public and production, to be successful, its members must ensure that its members in these fields, embedded systems, mobile systems, software development platforms, large-scale business applications, large-volume data analysis, planning and optimization, etc.

13) It presents the knowledge of our members in the field of embedded systems, mobile systems, in large-scale projects targeted in our sectors such as automotive, machinery, electronics, agriculture, to the information of relevant sector representatives, initiates and coordinates joint projects with public support.

14) In order to reduce the negative impact on the balance of payments in our country's supply of large-scale products and services needed in strategic areas from abroad, the offset application, which is applied as an obligation to the main supplier to import products, technology or services from our country at certain rates, will contribute to the development of our software and information technologies sector and its export capacity. It establishes the necessary coordination between the relevant government institutions and its members and creates an offset platform in order to contribute to the increase of

15) Bringing together students, new graduates, newly established entrepreneurial high-tech companies or teams that develop innovative technologies needed in our Software and Information Technologies sector, or our existing entrepreneur members, other member companies that need these technologies, and/or investment funds that our association works with, creates and manages platforms, incubation centers and investment funds that support technology-based entrepreneurship through its economic enterprise.

C) Working Subjects and Forms to be Continued by the Association:

Our association carries out the following activities in order to achieve its purpose;

1. Organize promotions, announcements, trainings, courses, conferences and seminars related to the activities carried out in line with the objectives of the association,

2. It can issue periodic and non-periodical media or support existing media organs,

3. Organize domestic and international trips that serve our association's purposes, participate in organized commercial trips,

4. It can become a member of the institutions that represent European and World Information Technologies, which were established for the same purpose, as they see fit. You can collaborate or cooperate with these organizations on a project basis, engage in international activities,

5. The Association may purchase, sell, construct buildings or establish mortgages and real rights in favor of the Association in order to achieve its objectives,

6. The Association may establish and operate economic, commercial and industrial enterprises in order to provide the income it needs for the realization of its objectives and to support the software sector,

7. In case it is deemed necessary for the realization of the objectives of the association, it may establish foundations or aid funds, and upon obtaining the necessary permits, establish, operate or have the facilities established by the associations with permission,

8. In case it is deemed necessary for the realization of the objectives of the association, without prejudice to the provisions of the Law on the Relationship of Associations and Foundations with Public Institutions and Organizations, it can carry out joint projects with public institutions and organizations on matters falling under their jurisdiction,

9. In line with our association's purposes, we can join a federation or become a member of an existing federation,

10. It can create platforms to realize a common purpose with other associations or foundations, unions and similar non-governmental organizations in areas that are related to the purpose of the association and not prohibited by law,

11. It may open or close branches or representative offices in line with the purposes of the association,

12. If authorized by the relevant public institutions, it determines the occupational standards of the intermediate staff and experts operating in the software sector, opens a training, test and examination center, and issues specialization certificates according to their competency levels,

13. In order to benefit from the funds of TÜBİTAK Teydeb, KOSGEB, Development Agencies, European Union Framework Programs and Public institutions and organizations, it can partner with universities, public institutions and organizations or other non-governmental organizations and present research and development projects,

14. Take part in R&D projects as a participant or coordinate R&D project,

15. You can establish technology platforms, become a member of existing platforms,

16. It creates platforms and sub-working groups where its members can come together according to their common fields of activity,

17. Develops infrastructure projects and establishes platforms so that Software and Information Technologies can be applied more effectively to all other areas of the industry,

18. They can participate in future internet studies, develop projects, establish infrastructure and platforms.

Field of Activity of the Association

The association operates in the field of software and information technologies.

Right to Become a Member and Membership Procedures

Article 3- Every natural and legal person who has the capacity to act, adopts the aims and principles of the association and accepts to work in this direction and meets the conditions stipulated by the legislation has the right to become a member of this association. However, foreign natural persons must also have the right to settle in Turkey in order to become a member. This condition does not apply to honorary membership.

The membership application to be made in writing to the chairmanship of the association is decided by the board of directors of the association in the form of acceptance or rejection of the request within maximum thirty days and the result is notified to the applicant in writing. The member whose application is accepted is recorded in the book to be kept for this purpose.

Those sentenced to a heavy prison sentence or a prison sentence of more than 5 years, excluding negligent crimes, and those who have been convicted of disgraceful crimes or of founding or managing associations prohibited by this law, will not be admitted to the association. In case of rejection of the request, the Board of Directors is not obliged to give reasons.

The original members of the association are the founders of the association and the persons accepted to membership by the board of directors upon their application.

Those who have provided significant financial and moral support to the association can be accepted as honorary members by the decision of the board of directors.

Special conditions

1- Those who want to become a member of the association will apply by filling in the declaration of entry with their 2 original signatures and by the recommendation of the top management of the organization to which they belong.

2- It is possible to accept a maximum of 3 members from the organizations included in the second article of the by-laws as full members to our association at the same time.

3- Full members have equal rights in the association and in related activities.

4- By making a written contract with the customer, the candidate member will clearly and precisely specify the conditions regarding the goods and services and fulfill these conditions by offering quality goods and services in good faith. It will protect all kinds of private information, records, documents and programs belonging to its customers.

5- Knowing that vilifying other organizations of the sector will not fit into business ethics and will harm the whole community, they will always avoid such behaviors.

6- It will not encourage any personnel or personnel candidates to leave their jobs unless they apply, not allow the transfer of know-how, information, program, market, and will not employ such personnel.

7- It will not allow the use of unfair copies of the software in its own organization and will announce to its customers that the use of unfair copies is against the law.

8- Will defend that efficient use of information technology services is a good method for social and economic growth.

9- It will take every opportunity to increase computer literacy and will support educational activities on information processing.

10- He will maintain the identity of a person and organization that has taken the responsibilities of the association he is a member of, and is beneficial to the industry he belongs to and therefore to the wider masses.

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Article 4- Every member has the right to leave the association, provided that he or she notifies him in writing. As soon as the resignation petition of the member reaches the board of directors, the exit procedures are deemed to be completed. Resignation from membership does not end the accumulated debts of the member to the association.

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Article 5- Circumstances that require expulsion from the membership of the association.

1-To act in violation of the association's statute,

2- Constantly avoiding the assigned tasks,

3-Failure to pay the membership fee within six months despite written warnings,

4- Not complying with the decisions made by the association bodies.

5-To lose the conditions of membership,

In case of detection of one of the above-mentioned situations, he is removed from membership with the decision of the board of directors. Those who leave or are removed from the association are deleted from the member registry and cannot claim any rights in the association's assets.

Organs of the Association

Article 6- The organs of the association are shown below.

a) General Assembly

b) Board of Directors

c) Supervisory Board

d) High Advisory Board

Form of Establishment, Meeting Time and Call and Meeting Procedure of the General Assembly of the Association

Article 7- The general assembly is the most authorized decision-making body of the association; consists of registered members of the association.

General Assembly Meetings

Article 8- The General Assembly normally convenes every two years in December on the date to be determined and announced by the Board of Directors. However, it may also convene extraordinarily when deemed necessary by the board of directors and supervisors or upon the written request of 1/5 of the members registered to the association. The General Assembly is called to the meeting by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors does not call the General Assembly for a meeting; Upon the application of one of the members, the magistrate assigns three members to call the General Assembly for a meeting. The Board of Directors prepares the list of members who have the right to attend the General Assembly in accordance with the association's charter. Members who will attend the General Assembly are invited to the meeting at least 15 days in advance by notifying the day, time, place and agenda by an announcement in a local newspaper or by e-mail, or by notifying the members by registered mail. If the meeting cannot be held due to the lack of a majority in this call, the day of the second meeting is also specified. The time to be left between the first meeting day and the second meeting cannot be less than one week. If the meeting is postponed for any other reason, this situation is announced to the members with the same announcement methods, including the reasons for the postponement. The second meeting must be held within two months at the latest from the date of adjournment. The General Assembly meeting cannot be postponed more than once.

Meeting Quorum

Article 9- The General Assembly convenes with the attendance of one more than half of the members who have the right to attend the General Assembly according to the charter of the association. If a sufficient number is not provided in the first meeting, the majority in the second meeting is not sought. However, the number of members attending the second meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the board of directors and supervisory board of the association.

Council Committee

Article 10- The members who will attend the General Assembly enter the meeting place by signing their names on the list prepared by the Board of Directors. The General Assembly is opened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in his absence, by the vice chairman. When it is understood that there is a quorum for the meeting, a Council Chairman and two clerks are elected among the members and the Council Committee is formed. The management of the meeting belongs to the Chairman of the Board. The clerks draw up the minutes of the meeting and sign it together with the chairman. At the end of the meeting, all minutes and documents are submitted to the Board of Directors.

Agenda

Article 11- Only the items on the agenda are discussed in the General Assembly. However, the items requested to be discussed by at least 1/10 of the members present at the meeting must be included in the agenda.

Duties and Powers of the General Assembly

Article 12-

1) Election of the bodies of the association.

2) Amendment of the association's charter.

3) Discussion of the reports of the board of directors and supervisory board, release of the board of directors.

4) Election of the members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board and their alternates.

5) Discussion and acceptance of the budget prepared by the board of directors as it is or by changing it.

6) Authorization of the board of directors for the purchase of immovable properties required for the association or the sale of existing immovable properties.

7) Giving directives to the board of directors in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the association and, if necessary, electing the commissions related to the agenda items.

8) To decide on the dissolution and liquidation of the association, to elect the liquidation commission and to determine to which organization the balance will be allocated as a result of the liquidation.

9) Examining and deciding on the objections made against the decisions of the board of directors regarding dismissal from membership.

10) Deciding on the association's joining or leaving the federation and authorizing the board of directors in this regard.

11) Deciding to open the branches of the association and authorizing the board of directors in this regard.

12) The association's international activities, joining or leaving associations and organizations abroad as a member, and authorizing the Board of Directors in this regard.

13) Establishment of a foundation or economic institution by the association.

14) To decide on the fulfillment of other duties determined to be carried out by the General Assembly in the legislation and the statute of the association.

General Assembly Decisions

Article 13-

Decisions in the General Assembly are made by open vote and fair majority. Association members have equal rights. Each member has one vote at the General Assembly. The member has to use the game in person. A 2/3 majority of the members present at the meeting is required for decisions to amend the articles of association and dissolve the association. In the voting to be held for the election of the organs of the association, it is obligatory for the voting members to show their identities to the council committee and to sign opposite their names on the list of attendees. Elections of the members of the board of directors and supervisors are voted by secret ballot, and decisions on other issues are voted openly. Secret ballots are the votes collected by the chairman of the meeting by placing the sealed papers or ballot papers in an empty ballot box after the members have done what is necessary, and determined by making an open list after the end of the voting.

Decisions taken without meeting or call

The decisions taken with the written participation of all members without coming together and the decisions taken by all the members of the association without complying with the call procedure written in the law are valid.

Taking decisions in this way does not replace the ordinary meeting.

Notification of Those Elected to the Organs to the Administration

Article 14- Names and surnames, fathers' names, place and dates of birth, professions and residence addresses of the permanent and substitute members elected by the Chairman of the Board of Directors to the Board of Directors and Auditors and other organs of the association within thirty days following the election made by the General Assembly. reported to the chief.

Board of Directors

Article 15- The Board of Directors consists of 9 full and 9 substitute members. Elections are made by secret ballot. The authority to represent the Association belongs to the Board of Directors. However, it may delegate this authority to one or more of its members. It is the duty of the Board of Directors to keep the books of the association duly, to make transactions regarding the income and expense accounts of the association, to prepare the budget for the next period and submit it to the approval of the General Assembly, to operate in accordance with the statutory purposes, to implement the decisions of the General Assembly. At the first meeting, the Board of Directors elects a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer by dividing the duties among themselves. If there is a vacancy in the full membership of the Board of Directors due to resignation or other reasons, it is obligatory to call the substitute members for duty according to the majority of the votes they received in the general assembly. If the number of members of the Board of Directors falls below half of the full number of members of the Board of Directors after the replacements are brought in due to vacancies, the General Assembly is called for a meeting within one month by the current members of the Board of Directors.

Meeting Time and Join

Article 16-

The Board of Directors meets with the absolute majority of the members at least once a month and discusses the items on the agenda, discusses and decides with the absolute majority of the participating members. Memberships of those who do not attend the Board of Directors meetings three times in a row without a valid excuse will be forfeited. Substitute members are called in order instead.

Duties and Authorities of the Board of Directors

Article 17-

1) To decide on the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly meetings and to prepare the agenda.

2) To represent the Association or to authorize one of its members or a third person in this regard.

3) To make the transactions related to the income and expense accounts of the association, to prepare the budget for the upcoming periods and to present it to the general assembly.

4) To carry out other works and to use the authorities given to him by the association's charter and legislation.

5) Issuing Certificate-Quality certificate and allowing member persons and organizations that have obtained Certificate-quality certificate to be used in product or promotional advertisements with a sign showing that they have received Certificate-quality certificate.

6) Purchasing immovable property, selling movable and immovable properties belonging to the association, constructing buildings or facilities, establishing mortgages and real rights in favor of the association with the authorization given by the General Assembly.

7) Ensuring the opening of representative offices where deemed necessary

8) To determine the delegates who will represent the association in the federations and national/international organizations that it is or will be a member of, if authorized by the General Assembly.

9) To decide on the admission or expulsion of members from the Association.

10) If authorized by the General Assembly, it carries out the activities related to the economic establishment of the Association.

11) Opening a training, consultancy, test and examination center

12) In order to benefit from the funds of TÜBİTAK Teydeb, KOSGEB, Development Agencies, European Union Framework Programs and Public institutions and organizations, it may decide to partner with universities, public institutions and organizations or other non-governmental organizations and present research and development projects.

13) It may decide to take part in R&D projects as a participant or to act as the coordinator of the R&D project.

14) Can establish technology platforms and become a member of existing platforms.

15) It may decide to create platforms and sub-working groups where its members can come together according to their common fields of activity.

16) Develops infrastructure projects and establishes platforms so that Software and Information Technologies can be applied more effectively to all other areas of the industry.

17) Participate in future internet studies, develop projects, establish infrastructure and platforms.

Supervisory Board

Article 18- The Supervisory Board is composed of three principal and three alternate members to be elected by the General Assembly. If there is a vacancy in the original membership of the supervisory board due to resignation or other reasons, it is obligatory to call the substitute members for duty in the order of the majority of votes they received in the general assembly. The accounts of the association are audited by the Auditing Board at least twice a year and presented to the General Assembly as a report.

Duties and Powers of the Supervisory Board

Article 19-

1) Since the Articles 86 of the Turkish Civil Code dated 4/11/2004 and numbered 5253 and Articles 86 of the Turkish Civil Code dated 22/11/2001 and numbered 4721 give this authority to the supervisory board, which is elected by the general assembly decision, which is the most authoritative organ of the association, This board has the authority to make mandatory inspections twice a year as stated in the law, as well as to inspect any complaint, notice or whenever it deems necessary. It examines the books, transactions, accounts of the association, whether the expenditures are based on the decisions and the necessary documents, as it deems necessary, and may request an explanation from the Board of Directors when necessary. In case of any crime and corruption as a result of the audit, the association notifies the board of directors and relevant places and informs the general assembly at the extraordinary general assembly meeting.

2) It reports the results of the two-year administrative and financial audit to the General Assembly with a report.

3) Requests the Board of Directors to convene the General Assembly for an ordinary or, when necessary, extraordinary meeting.

High Advisory Board

Article 20- The High Advisory Board is elected among the people who know the software industry well, who will develop strategies for the realization of the objectives of the association and will present their opinions and recommendations, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and are appointed by the Board of Directors. It meets at least once a year and upon the request of the Board of Directors.

Duties and Powers of the High Advisory Board

Article 21- The High Advisory Board gives its opinion to the Board of Directors on matters deemed necessary by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is free to evaluate these views and to determine priorities.

1) To review the general trend and problems of the Software Industry and to shed light on long-term measures,

2) To evaluate the strategies to be prepared in order to achieve the objectives of the association in the most appropriate way and to make recommendations,

3) To examine the activities of the association in terms of suitability for the purposes and effectiveness in obtaining results and to recommend the necessary measures.

Association's Revenues

Article 22-

1) Annual membership fees, the amount of which is determined at the General Assembly

2) Donations and in-kind donations made to the association voluntarily

3) Income from movable or immovable property

4) Revenues from broadcasts, shows, balls, dinners and similar events

5) Revenues to be obtained in return for service

6) Income from training, seminars, proficiency tests and exams, certification and similar activities

7) All aids to be collected in accordance with the aid collection legislation

8) Earnings from commercial activities undertaken by the Association in order to provide the income it needs to achieve its purpose.

9) Other income

Bookkeeping Principles and Procedures of the Association and Books to be Keeped

Article 23-

Bookkeeping fundamentals

The Association is to keep account books according to the principles. With the decision of the board of directors, books can be kept on the basis of the balance sheet. With the decision of the board of directors, starting from the following year, the balance sheet basis can be changed to the operating account principle. In case of opening a commercial enterprise of the Association, a book is also kept for this commercial enterprise in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law.

Registration Procedure

The books and records of the association are kept in accordance with the procedures and principles specified in the Associations Regulation.

Books to Keep

The following books are kept in the association.

a) The books to be kept on the basis of the business account and the principles to be followed are as follows:

1-Decision Book: The decisions of the board of directors are written in this book in order of date and number, and six of the decisions are signed by the members attending the meeting.

2-Member Registry: Identity information, entry and exit dates of those who enter the association as a member are recorded in this book. Entry and annual dues paid by members can be recorded in this book.

3- Document Registry Book: Incoming and outgoing documents are recorded in this book with date and sequence number. The original copies of incoming documents and outgoing documents are filed. Incoming or outgoing documents via e-mail are stored by printing.

4-Asset Book: The date and form of acquisition of the fixtures belonging to the Association, the places where they are used or given, and the deletion of those who have expired are recorded in this book.

5-Business Account Book: Income received and expenses incurred on behalf of the Association are clearly and regularly recorded in this book.

6-Receipt Document Registry: The serial and sequence numbers of the receipt documents, the names, surnames and signatures of those who received and returned these documents, and the dates they received and returned are recorded in this book.

b) The books to be kept on the basis of the balance sheet and the principles to be followed are as follows:

The books recorded in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th sub-clauses of paragraph 1-(a) are also kept in the case of keeping a book on the basis of the balance sheet.

2-Journal Book, General Ledger and Inventory Book: The method of keeping these books and the form of recording are made in accordance with the Tax Procedure Law and the Accounting System Implementation General Communiqués published pursuant to the authorization given by this Law to the Ministry of Finance.

Certification of Books

Before starting to use the books, which are obligatory to be kept in the association, they are certified by the provincial associations directorate or notary public. The use of these books is continued until the pages are finished and the interim approval of the books is not done. However, it is obligatory to re-certify each year, in the last month preceding the year in which they will be used, for the books kept on the basis of the balance sheet and the form or continuous form sheets.

Income Statement and Balance Sheet Arrangement

In case of keeping records on the basis of business account, "Operation Account Table" is prepared at the end of the year (31 December) (specified in ANNEX-16 of the Associations Regulation). In the case of keeping books on the balance sheet basis, at the end of the year (31 December), the balance sheet and income statement are prepared based on the Accounting System Implementation General Communiques published by the Ministry of Finance.

Association's Income and Expense Transactions

Article 24-

Income and expense documents;

The revenues of the association are collected with the "Receipt Certificate" (a sample of which can be found in ANNEX-17 of the Associations Regulation). In case the income of the association is collected through banks, documents such as bank receipt or account statement shall replace the receipt document.

The expenses of the association are made with expenditure documents such as invoice, retail sales receipt, self-employment receipt. However, for the payments of the association within the scope of Article 94 of the Income Tax Law, an expense note is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Procedure Law, and a "Expense Receipt" (for example in ANNEX-13 of the Associations Regulation) is issued for the payments not included in this scope.

Deliveries of free goods and services to be made by the association to individuals, institutions or organizations (an example of which can be found in ANNEX-14 of the Associations Regulation) are made with the "In-Kind Aid Delivery Document". Free goods and services to be delivered to the association by individuals, institutions or organizations are accepted with the "Certificate of Receipt of Donation in Kind" (an example of which is in Annex-15 of the Associations Regulation).

Receipt Documents

The "Receipt Documents" (in the form and size shown in Annex-17 of the Associations Regulation) to be used in the collection of the income of the association are printed in the printing house with the decision of the board of directors.

The relevant provisions of the Associations Regulation shall be followed in the issues related to the printing and control of the receipt documents, their receipt from the printing house, their recording in the book, handover between the old and new treasurers, and the use of these receipts by the person or persons who will collect income on behalf of the association and the delivery of the collected revenues. .

Licence of authorization

The person or persons who will collect income on behalf of the association are determined by the decision of the board of directors, including the term of authorization. The "Certificate of Authorization" containing the clear identity, signature and photographs of the persons who will collect income (an example of which is found in ANNEX-19 of the Associations Regulation) is prepared by the association in three copies and approved by the chairman of the association's board of directors. A copy of the Certificate is given to associations units. Changes in the authorization certificate are notified to the associations unit within fifteen days by the chairman of the board of directors.

Persons who will collect income on behalf of the association can only start collecting income after a copy of the authorization documents issued in their name is given to the associations unit.

The use, renewal, return and other issues of the authorization certificate shall be acted upon in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Associations Regulation.

Retention Period of Income and Expense Documents

Except for the books, receipts, expenditure documents and other documents used by the association are kept for 5 years in accordance with the number and date order in the books in which they are recorded, without prejudice to the periods specified in special laws.

Article 25- Submitting a Declaration:

After the “Association Statement” regarding the activities of the previous year and the results of the income and expense transactions as of the end of the year (presented in the Associations Regulation Appendix-21) is approved by the board of directors of the association, within the first four months of each calendar year, the relevant administrative given to the administration.

Article 26- Notification Obligation:

Notifications to be made to the civil authority;

General Assembly Result Notification

Within thirty days following the ordinary or extraordinary general assembly meetings, the "General Assembly Result Notification" and its annexes, which include the original and alternate members elected to the board of directors and supervisory boards and other bodies (presented in Annex-3 of the Associations Regulation), are notified to the relevant local authority by the chairman of the board of directors. . General assembly result notification;

1- A copy of the general assembly meeting minutes signed by the chairman of the council, vice-chairmen and the secretary,

2- If the bylaws have been amended, a copy of the new and old version of the changed articles of the charter and the final form of the association's charter signed by the board of directors are attached to each page.

Notification of Immovables

The immovables acquired by the association are notified to the local authority by filling out the "Immovable Property Statement" (presented in Annex-26 of the Associations Regulation) within thirty days from the registration to the land registry.

Notification of Receiving Assistance from Abroad

In case of receiving aid from abroad, the association fills in two copies of the "Notification of Receiving Aid from Abroad" (specified in ANNEX-4 of the Associations Regulation) and notifies the local authority before receiving assistance.

A copy of the decision of the board of directors regarding receiving aid from abroad, the protocol, contract and similar documents, if any, and a copy of the receipt, extra and similar document relating to the account to which the aid is transferred is also attached to the notification form. It is obligatory to receive cash aids through banks and to fulfill the notification requirement before they are used.

Notification on Joint Projects with Public Institutions and Organizations

The protocol and the sample of the project (shown in Annex-23) of the Associations Regulation regarding the joint projects carried out with the public institutions and organizations in the fields of duty of the association are attached to the "Project Notice" and given to the governorship of the place where the headquarters of the association is located within one month following the protocol date.

Notification of Changes:

Change in the settlement of the Association (specified in Annex-24 of the Associations Regulation) "Residential Change Notification"; Changes in the organs of the association other than the general assembly meeting (specified in Annex-25 of the Associations Regulation) are notified to the local authority within thirty days following the change by filling out the "Notification of Changes in the Organs of the Association". Changes made in the charter of the association are also notified to the local authority in the annex of the general assembly result notification within thirty days following the general assembly meeting where the bylaws are changed.

Types of Internal Audit

Article 27-

Internal audits can be carried out by the General Assembly, the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as well as by independent audit firms. Auditing by the General Assembly, Board of Directors or independent audit firms does not remove the obligation of the Supervisory Board. Audit of the association is carried out by the Supervisory Board at least once a year. When deemed necessary, the General Assembly or the Board of Directors may conduct audits or have independent audit firms perform audits.

Borrowing Procedure in Income and Expenses

Article 28- In order to realize its objectives and carry out its activities, the association may borrow with the decision of the board of directors, if needed. This borrowing may be for the purchase of goods and services on credit, or it may be done in cash. With the decision of the Board of Directors, movable or immovable properties belonging to the association can be pledged for the guarantee of the loans to be used in order to borrow and borrow from the banks. However, this borrowing cannot be made in amounts that cannot be covered by the income sources of the association and in a way that will make the association insolvent.

Bylaw Amendment

Article 29- The General Assembly has the authority to decide on the amendment of the bylaws. The bylaw amendment can be discussed in the General Assembly only if it is included in the agenda or if it is included in the agenda with the written request of 1/10 of the members present. The quorum to decide on the bylaw change is 2/3 majority of the members present at the meeting.

Opening a Representation

Article 30- The association may open a representative office with the decision of the board of directors in order to carry out the activities of the association where it deems necessary. The address of the representative office is notified in writing to the local administrative authority by the person or persons appointed as the representative by the decision of the board of directors. Representatives may not be represented in the General Assembly. Branches cannot open representative offices.

Dissolution of the Association

Article 31- The General Assembly of the Association can always decide to dissolve the association. In order for the General Assembly to decide on the dissolution of the association, at least 2/3 of the members of the association who have the right to attend the General Assembly according to the statute must be present at the meeting. If this majority is not achieved in the first meeting, the members are invited to the second meeting. A majority is not sought in the second meeting, but the number of members attending this meeting cannot be less than twice the total number of members of the board of directors and supervisory board. The decision to terminate can be made with the majority of 2/3 of the members present at the meeting.

In the event of a decision to terminate by the General Assembly, a Liquidation Board of 3 people is appointed and the expression "Software Industrialists Association in Liquidation" is used in the name of the association. The dissolution of the association is notified to the highest local authority within 30 days by the Liquidation Board. In the event of termination, the assets of the Association are transferred to the Turkish Education Foundation.

Lack of Provision

Article 32- For matters not specified in this statute, the Associations Law, Turkish Civil Code and the Associations Regulation issued with reference to these laws and the provisions of other relevant legislation on associations shall apply.