United Nations Association of Turkey
Status	Non governmental organization
Founded	June 25 1946
Office	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
President	Rahmi Kumaş

United Nations Association of Turkey (Birleşmiş Milletler Türk Derneği in Turkish) http://www.unaturkey.org was established in 1946 by the following founding members;
1) Prof. Cemil Bilsel, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP);
2) Prof. Sukru Esmer, MP;
3) Hazım Atıf Kuyucak, MP;
4) Sinasi Devrim, MP;
5)Abdulhak Sinasi Hisar, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for foreign affairs in Turkey. Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, appointed on May 1, 2009....

.

The association was accorded the status of 'Non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

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' by the decree of the Council of Ministers

Cabinet of Turkey

The Cabinet of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister...

 of Republic of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 on April 16, 1979.
The aim of the association is to spread the ideals and the objectives of the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 (UN) among people, to endeavour to materialize the principles of the UN. By establishing contacts with fellow societies in friendly countries as well as with the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), it seeks to invalidate assertions contrary to the main principles of the UN.

United Nations Association of Turkey Youth Section

United Nations Association of Turkey Youth Section is the organization's youth network.

United Nations Association of Turkey Youth Section conduces to endeavor for materializing the principles of United Nations and to development/strengthening of youth activities by raising awareness on specific issues.

Youth Section of United Nations Association of Turkey was founded in February 2007. In 2011, UNA-Turkey Youth Section has become a founding member of the United Nations Youth Associations Network

United Nations Youth Associations Network

The United Nations Youth Associations Network is the international network for United Nations Youth Associations and United Nations Associations-Youth Sections ....

 (UNYANET), the international network for United Nations Youth Associations

UNYA

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and UNA-Youth Sections.