Abbreviations AÇSB Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services AMER Association for Monitoring Equal Rights CEDAW Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CMK Code of Criminal Procedure CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSO Civil Society Organization DPO Disabled People’s Organization ECHR European Court of Human Rights EYHGM General Directorate of Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly in Turkey KDK Ombudsman Institution in Turkey OZIDA Prime Ministry Disability Administration TBMM Grand National Assembly of Turkey (the Parliament) TCK Turkish Penal Code TİHEK Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey TİHK Turkey Human Rights Institution TÜİK Turkish Statistical Institute UYAP National Judiciary Informatics System YSK Supreme Board of Elections 3