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The statute of the Yemeni Engineers Association in Türkiye (April 2021).

Part One: Terms, definitions and objectives

Article 1

This document is called the Statute of the Yemeni Engineers Association in Türkiye.

Article 2

For the purposes of this statute, the following terms have the meanings given below:

  • Statute: the basic statute
  • Association: the Yemeni Engineers Association in Türkiye
  • Engineer: a member of the Yemeni Engineers Association
  • General Assembly: all founding and affiliated members of the association
  • Board: the Administrative Board
  • Chair: the Chair of the Administrative Board
  • Committee: the Oversight Committee
  • Unit: a specialised engineering unit
  • Extended Council: comprises the Administrative Board, the Oversight Committee and the heads of the specialised engineering units
  • Member: an affiliated member
  • Headquarters: the main office of the association in Istanbul
  • Law: the Turkish Associations Law

Article 3: Objectives

The association seeks to achieve the following objectives:

  1. To gather Yemeni engineers in Türkiye in a single body represented by the Yemeni Engineers Association.
  2. To build a modern database of engineers and make the fullest use of it.
  3. To put engineers’ skills and capabilities to work for the greatest possible benefit to them and their community.
  4. To try to ease the difficulties and solve the problems engineers face, to defend their dignity and to provide them with the services possible.
  5. To contribute the engineering and technical role in designing and implementing selected development projects, in coordination with the competent Yemeni bodies.
  6. To exchange information and knowledge and build engineers’ capacities and skills.
  7. To network with similar bodies locally and internationally and build cooperative relations marked by mutual respect, equality and competence.
  8. To highlight the creative and innovative role of engineers and try to create suitable conditions for it.
  9. To foster a spirit of brotherhood and cooperation among members, raising their scientific, engineering and professional standards.
  10. To organise scientific and cultural seminars and conferences, encourage engineering research, and publish and provide specialised journals, bulletins, books, and qualification and training courses.
  11. To cooperate and coordinate with Arab, Islamic and international engineering unions and professional associations and to take part in their membership.

Part Two: Membership provisions and conditions

Article 4: Membership

The statute protects the rights of a member who has joined the association, been accepted according to the membership conditions and paid the fees due.

Article 5: Who is an engineer

An engineer is a graduate of an engineering faculty department who holds at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering, obtained through regular engineering study at a university, faculty or engineering institute recognised in the country that issued the degree.

Article 6: Types of membership

Affiliated member: an engineer as described in Article 5 who has gained membership by joining the association and who meets the membership conditions.

Honorary member: a person whom the Administrative Board decides to honour for outstanding service to the engineering profession or to the Yemeni Engineers Association, provided that honorary members do not exceed 5% of the active members.

Article 7: Membership conditions

Affiliated member:

  1. Must be of Yemeni nationality.
  2. Must be resident in Türkiye.
  3. Must be an engineer meeting the conditions of Article 5.
  4. Must abide by the statute and its regulations and work to achieve the association’s objectives.
  5. Must undertake to pay the joining fee and monthly subscriptions.
  6. Must not have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanour involving dishonour, unless rehabilitated.
  7. The Administrative Board must approve the membership application.

Article 8: Rights and duties of members

Members of the association enjoy the following rights:

  1. The right to stand for election to the association’s administrative bodies and to vote on General Assembly decisions; honorary members are excluded from this right.
  2. Taking part in the association’s activities and events, including attending its conferences and seminars.
  3. Benefiting from the services and facilities the association provides to its members.
  4. Active participation in the specialised units and committees so as to achieve the association’s objectives.
  5. Submitting proposals and comments to the Administrative Board with the aim of developing professional and engineering work.
  6. Using the title of membership and carrying the association’s card and badge.
  7. Abiding by the provisions of the association’s statute.

Article 9: Loss of membership

Membership is lost when one of the following occurs:

  1. Resignation: a member may withdraw from the association after submitting a documented request. A member who has submitted a resignation is considered resigned from the date the Administrative Board accepts it, and debts owed to the association are not waived by the resignation.
  2. Death.
  3. Breach of one of the membership conditions.
  4. Failure to pay the monthly subscription for one year.
  5. Failure to comply with decisions taken by the Administrative Board.
  6. Causing material or moral harm to the association.
  7. Exploiting the association for personal purposes.
  8. Belonging to any organisation prohibited under Turkish law.

Part Three: Components of the association

Article 10

The association consists of the following components:

  1. The General Assembly
  2. The Administrative Board
  3. The Oversight Committee
  4. The specialised engineering units

Article 11

The General Assembly is the highest authority in the association.

Article 12

The General Assembly consists of all founding and affiliated members registered in the association’s records who have paid the fees due from them before the announced day of the assembly meeting and who meet the membership conditions of Article 7 of this statute.

Article 13: Duties and powers of the General Assembly

  1. Electing the Administrative Board.
  2. Electing the Oversight Committee.
  3. Forming the Preparatory Committee.
  4. Reviewing and approving the plans, administrative and financial reports and proposals submitted by the Administrative Board and the Oversight Committee, and discharging the Administrative Board.
  5. Discussing the budget submitted by the Administrative Board and approving or amending it.
  6. Amending and approving the statute.
  7. Dismissing the Administrative Board.
  8. Dismissing the Oversight Committee.

Article 14

The General Assembly meets every two years in Istanbul to carry out the duties assigned to it under this statute. The Administrative Board announces the time and place at least two weeks before the meeting.

Article 15

General Assembly meetings are chaired by the Chair of the Board or, in his or her absence, the deputy. If both are absent, the oldest council member present chairs the meeting.

Article 16

The General Assembly meets annually in Istanbul to review the Administrative Board’s reports and plans and what was achieved during the year. The Administrative Board announces the time and place at least two weeks before the meeting.

Article 17

The General Assembly takes its decisions by an absolute majority of those present, except decisions to dismiss the Administrative Board or amend the statute, which require the approval of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly.

Article 18

The General Assembly may decide to dissolve the association, by a two-thirds majority of its members, if circumstances require. The decision must state how the association’s funds and assets at the time of dissolution are to be disposed of, in a manner not contrary to the Law on Associations.

Article 19

The General Assembly meets in extraordinary session when requested by the Administrative Board or by two thirds of the General Assembly members, on a justified request that is the only item discussed. The meeting is held two weeks after the date of the invitation.

Article 20

The General Assembly meets in extraordinary session if the Oversight Committee establishes serious financial or administrative violations by the Administrative Board and the Board has been unable to improve its performance and correct the deficiencies identified in the Committee’s recommendations. The Oversight Committee may ask the Administrative Board to call an extraordinary General Assembly meeting within two weeks to discuss the violations. If the Administrative Board does not do so within that period, the Chair of the Oversight Committee issues the invitation.

Article 21

If the Oversight Committee fails to prove the importance and credibility of the reasons for calling the extraordinary General Assembly meeting, the General Assembly dismisses the Oversight Committee and elects a new one.

Part Four: The Administrative Board

Article 22

The Administrative Board is the executive leadership of the association for an electoral term of two years, for no more than two consecutive terms.

Article 23: Composition of the Administrative Board

The Administrative Board consists of seven members elected at the end of every two years at the regular meeting of the General Assembly, plus four reserve members. The Board is formed as follows:

  1. Chair
  2. Deputy Chair
  3. Secretary
  4. Officer for Financial and Administrative Affairs
  5. Officer for Planning and Follow-up
  6. Officer for Public Relations and Media
  7. Officer for Engineering Affairs, Creativity and Innovation

Article 24

Within three days of the announcement of the election results, the elected Administrative Board holds a meeting chaired by its oldest member, at which it:

  1. Chooses the Chair of the association by consensus or secret ballot.
  2. Distributes the responsibilities set out in Article 23 among the remaining Board members, according to competence, specialisation and personal readiness, by consultation and consensus or by secret ballot.

Article 25: Duties and powers of the Administrative Board

  1. Setting the association’s general policies and its strategic plan.
  2. Preparing operational plans, according to the duties and responsibilities of Board members, for inclusion in the association’s general plan, which must be ready and announced within two months of the distribution of responsibilities among its members, and giving a copy to the Oversight Committee.
  3. Preparing and approving the internal and financial regulations, organising the work of the specialised engineering committees, and approving the annual operational plans and programmes.
  4. Implementing the decisions and recommendations of the ordinary and extraordinary General Assembly.
  5. Supervising the elections of the heads of the specialised engineering units and issuing decisions appointing their members.
  6. Contracting with the financial adviser and following up his or her work.
  7. Approving the annual budget and final accounts after reviewing the financial adviser’s report.
  8. Endorsing all reports submitted to the General Assembly.
  9. Approving the minutes of Board meetings by majority and implementing the decisions they contain.
  10. Arranging and preparing for the ordinary and extraordinary General Assembly meetings.
  11. Endorsing the Chair’s decisions to appoint highly competent and professional advisers from the fields he or she considers important to the association; their work is governed by the advisers’ regulation.
  12. Approving the report on the Board’s work at the end of its term, including activities, achievements, the table of revenues and expenses, the budget, and proposals and recommendations for the next Board, and presenting it to the General Assembly.
  13. Considering complaints and appeals submitted by members; decisions on these are final.
  14. Preparing and arranging training courses, conferences, seminars and any other publications of the association.
  15. Approving the award of incentive prizes, medals and decorations.
  16. Carrying out duties in accordance with the statute.
  17. Proposing amendments to the statute by drafting the amendments submitted by members and submitting them to the General Assembly for approval and adoption.
  18. Proposing the dissolution of the association and presenting it to the General Assembly for decision.
  19. Accepting or rejecting membership applications in accordance with the statute.
  20. Developing relations and forming partnerships with relevant organisations, associations and bodies in the Republic of Türkiye and Yemen.

Article 26

Two thirds of the Administrative Board members (that is, five members) may call an extraordinary meeting of the association’s council. If they fail to prove the importance and credibility of the reasons for calling the extraordinary General Assembly meeting, the General Assembly dismisses them and elects new Board members in their place.

Article 27: Meetings of the Administrative Board

The seven members elected by the General Assembly meet within three days of the end of voting to distribute responsibilities among themselves as set out in Article 23.

Article 28

A quorum for Board meetings requires two thirds of its members. Decisions are taken by a majority of the votes of the principal members present, and in the event of a tie the side with the Chair prevails.

Article 29

The Administrative Board holds its regular meetings once a month, and may hold extraordinary meetings when necessary.

Article 30: Duties of the Chair of the Administrative Board

  1. Managing the association’s affairs and chairing meetings of the Administrative Board, the General Assembly and the extended meetings.
  2. Representing the association before official and judicial bodies and any other bodies.
  3. Supervising and following up the implementation of the Board’s decisions.
  4. Supervising the application of the statute and the association’s internal regulations.
  5. Signing all contracts and agreements approved by the Administrative Board.
  6. Issuing payment orders and signing them together with the financial and administrative officer, in accordance with the financial regulation.
  7. Signing the minutes of Board meetings.
  8. Supervising the preparation of the reports submitted to the annual and closing General Assembly meeting.
  9. Supervising the arrangements for the association’s elections.
  10. Any duties entrusted to him or her by the General Assembly.

Article 31: Duties of the Deputy Chair

  1. Carries out the tasks assigned by the Chair.
  2. Acts for the Chair of the association in his or her absence.

Article 32: The Secretariat

The Secretariat is the body responsible for the association’s general secretarial work, keeping its records and preparing its internal and external correspondence. It is administratively attached to the Chair of the Administrative Board.

Article 33: Duties of the Secretary

The Secretary has the following duties and responsibilities:

  1. Monitoring the consistency of the Board’s work with the association’s statute.
  2. Supervising all the Board’s secretarial work, including archiving, records, correspondence and its other familiar duties.
  3. Coordinating with the Chair to prepare the agendas of Board meetings.
  4. Writing and keeping the minutes of Board meetings and distributing them to Board members.
  5. Following up the implementation of the Board’s decisions.
  6. Preparing membership decisions for approval by the Board and signature by the Chair, after the Engineers’ Affairs Officer has reviewed the documents and confirmed they meet the membership conditions.
  7. Following up the preparation of financial and administrative reports and organising them into a final report for the ordinary and extraordinary General Assembly meetings.
  8. Following up the publication of decisions on the approved communication channels so that they reach all members, in coordination with the media officer.
  9. Preparing the association’s letters concerning communication with official bodies.
  10. Notifying members of the General Assembly of ordinary and emergency meetings of the council.
  11. Maintaining the confidentiality of the information and data kept in the association’s files and records.
  12. The Secretary may appoint specialised secretarial staff to help with his or her duties, with the Board’s approval.
  13. Any administrative duties assigned by the Chair or approved by the Board.

Article 34: Officer for Financial and Administrative Affairs

  1. This officer is responsible for the association’s financial affairs and how it spends, and must prepare the draft general budget and the methods of disbursement from it, once approved by the Administrative Board in line with the association’s financial regulation.
  2. The officer also bears administrative responsibility in the association and develops administrative activities, such as decisions and instructions for the Board’s work, and follows their implementation on quality principles.
  3. The financial and administrative officer proposes the association’s financial regulation, which takes effect once approved by the Administrative Board. The financial regulation includes, without being limited to:
    • The association’s general financial budget.
    • Sources of funding and items of expenditure.
    • Membership and subscription fees, as decided by the Administrative Board.
    • The procedure for opening accounts.
    • Powers of authorisation and disbursement.
    • Financial audit procedures.
    • Any important financial items that arise.
  4. The officer for financial and administrative affairs has the following duties:
    • Preparing the general financial budget.
    • Arranging and organising the financial records.
    • Collecting membership fees and annual subscriptions and depositing them in the Board’s bank account.
    • Signing disbursements and withdrawals from the Board’s bank account together with the Chair, or the Deputy in the Chair’s absence.
    • Updating the members’ monthly subscription tables.
    • Opening financial accounts and documenting deposits and transfers.
    • Opening the statutory financial records in accordance with the Turkish associations regulations.
  5. The Board’s financial year is twelve calendar months, beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 December each year.
  6. The officer organises the association’s administrative affairs, as set out in the regulation of administrative duties.
  7. Simplifying administrative procedures, preparing guides for them, designing and developing the forms used, and following their implementation.
  8. Improving the working environment so as to achieve the association’s objectives.
  9. Simplifying administrative procedures, preparing guides for them, designing and developing the forms used, and following their implementation, with a focus on automating procedures.

Article 35: Resources of the association

The resources consist of the following:

  1. Membership fees and annual member subscriptions, as decided by the Administrative Board.
  2. Donations, gifts, bequests and unconditional endowments.
  3. Proceeds of services provided by the association and any other lawful resources approved by the Administrative Board and compatible with the Turkish associations law.
  4. Proposing ways and methods to develop the association’s resources through services, gifts and donations.

Article 36: Officer for Planning and Follow-up

This officer is responsible for drawing up the plans needed to develop the association’s performance in line with its objectives, and for following up and evaluating the levels of implementation. The officer’s duties are:

  1. Preparing annual strategic and operational plans in cooperation with the various departments of the Administrative Board and the specialised engineering units.
  2. Classifying, analysing and programming the information resulting from the implementation of the plans and its relation to performance indicators.
  3. Preparing periodic reports on activities and achievements, performance obstacles and ways to overcome them, and submitting them to the Administrative Board.
  4. Setting programmes to improve the Board’s performance and correct deviations from the plans.
  5. Following up the implementation of agreements and cooperation programmes with bodies and institutions similar in nature to the Board’s work, inside and outside Türkiye, in coordination with the Engineers’ Affairs Officer.
  6. Identifying the capabilities and specialised committees needed for planning, in light of the indicators and a reading of new conditions and future expectations.
  7. Preparing periodic reports on the activities completed and the results achieved, and submitting the necessary proposals.
  8. Preparing the financial estimates required to carry out the planned activities, in coordination with the Officer for Financial and Administrative Affairs, the Engineers’ Affairs Officer and the heads of the engineering units.
  9. Any other duties assigned by the Administrative Board.

Article 37: Officer for Public Relations and Media

This officer builds relations between the association and society and relevant institutions and organisations, in a way that achieves the association’s objectives. The officer’s duties are:

  1. Promoting the association and its objectives inside and outside Türkiye.
  2. Contributing actively to strengthening communication with the engineering sector and relevant Turkish bodies regarding the association’s activities.
  3. Identifying useful aspects of Turkish official laws and regulations and of Turkish society that help achieve the association’s objectives.
  4. Handling publicity and advertising and conveying the association’s news and events through a specialised magazine, the website and social media.
  5. Communicating with the various media and supplying them with the association’s news, activities and events.
  6. Preparing promotional material and issuing the various publications needed to promote the association locally and abroad.
  7. Following everything published in the media and on social media about the association and preparing the necessary replies.
  8. Receiving visiting delegations and preparing their programmes.
  9. Updating and activating the association’s website and supplying it regularly with the most important news and activities.
  10. Activating the email address to receive enquiries, complaints and suggestions from members.
  11. Creating bilateral cooperation between the association and relevant organisations and bodies through contact with their relations and media officials.
  12. Covering and documenting all of the association’s activities and adopting an electronic archiving system.
  13. Creating friendly relations among members through contact on social occasions.

Article 38: Officer for Engineering Affairs, Innovation and Creativity

This officer plans and follows the technical and engineering aspects, supervises the work of the engineering units and the affairs of innovation and creativity in those units. The officer’s duties are:

  1. Arranging and supervising the election of the heads of the specialised engineering units.
  2. Following up the issuing of appointment decisions for unit members nominated by the unit heads.
  3. Supervising and following up the work and duties of the engineering units according to the plans they submit and the Administrative Board approves.
  4. Submitting the proposals needed to develop the units’ performance and implement their programmes, and presenting them to the Administrative Board for appropriate decisions.
  5. Receiving the documents submitted by engineers applying to join the association, which must include the following:
    • A completed and signed membership application form.
    • A certified graduation certificate.
    • An up-to-date CV.
    • An experience certificate stating the years and fields of experience.
    • A copy of a valid Yemeni passport.
    • A copy of the Turkish residence permit.
    • A personal photograph.
  6. Reviewing membership and joining documents before membership decisions are issued, and adding members to the database after those decisions are issued.
  7. Full supervision of the engineers’ database and its updating, in coordination with financial and administrative affairs.
  8. Supervising the preparation of specific regulations and codes for engineering and technical work inside Türkiye and preparing them as a guide.
  9. Following up vacancies in the country and announcing them.
  10. Selecting the training programmes needed to raise engineers’ competence and capabilities in the various disciplines, in coordination with the heads of the engineering units.
  11. Discussing and approving, at the Extended Council meeting, the plans and programmes capable of releasing the creativity and innovations of the association’s members, as submitted by the specialised engineering units.
  12. Carrying out development programmes and courses for engineers and preparing the required reports, in coordination with the Planning Officer.
  13. Holding workshops, seminars and educational and training lectures to develop skills and learn about creativity and innovation techniques.
  14. Arranging special meetings and seminars to study the components, details and feasibility of creative and innovative ideas submitted through the engineering units, choosing promising topics to adopt, and seeking sponsors and supporters to fund their implementation.
  15. Coordinating and following up the implementation of the adopted creative and innovative projects.
  16. Publishing topics, ideas and inspiring success stories related to creativity and innovation, in coordination with the Public Relations and Media Officer, and supporting and encouraging engineers to take part in exhibitions and competitions.
  17. Submitting periodic reports on the achievements made.

Part Five: The specialised engineering units

Article 39: Formation of the specialised engineering units

The management of an engineering unit consists of 3 members, including the unit head, as follows:

  1. The heads of the engineering units are elected by the members of each engineering group, after the names of the engineer members of the General Assembly are sorted and placed in groups according to their specialisations. The election takes place under the supervision of the Engineers’ Affairs Officer on the Administrative Board. After the unit heads are elected, each unit head chooses two engineers from the group as committee members to help plan and supervise the unit’s activities and programmes. The appointment of the two members of each unit is approved by a decision of the Administrative Board, on the nomination of the unit head concerned and the endorsement of the Engineers’ Affairs Officer.
  2. If the post of unit head falls vacant through resignation or any other reason, one of the two members is promoted to head the unit on the nomination of the Engineers’ Affairs Officer, with the appointment issued by decision of the Administrative Board. The new unit head fills the vacancy by nominating a new member from the group, with a decision issued by the Administrative Board after the endorsement of the Engineers’ Affairs Officer.
  3. Members of the board of directors or of the Administrative Board may not be members of the specialised engineering units.

Article 40: Composition of the specialised engineering units

The specialised engineering units consist of eight units, as follows:

  1. Civil Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Structural engineering.
    • Transport and traffic engineering.
    • Hydraulic structures engineering.
    • Soil engineering.
    • Environmental engineering.
    • Mining engineering.
    • Systems engineering and project management.
    • Surveying and topography engineering.
  2. Mechanical Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Industrial engineering.
    • Thermal engineering.
    • Vehicle engineering.
    • Power generation engineering.
    • Spinning and textiles.
  3. Electrical Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Power and generators engineering.
    • Alternative and renewable energy engineering.
    • Electronics engineering.
    • Telecommunications engineering.
    • Biomedical engineering.
    • Automatic control and industrial automation engineering.
  4. Chemical Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Chemical engineering.
    • Petrochemical engineering.
    • Electrochemical engineering.
  5. Architecture Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Architecture.
    • Interior design.
    • Urban planning.
  6. Computer and Informatics Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Computer engineering.
    • Software.
    • Networks.
    • Information systems.
    • Artificial intelligence.
  7. Agricultural Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Agricultural engineering.
    • Food engineering.
  8. Mechatronics Engineering Unit, comprising the following branches:
    • Robotics engineering.
    • Instrumentation engineering.
    • Avionics engineering.

Article 41: Duties and powers of the specialised engineering units

  1. Bringing in as many specialised engineers as possible.
  2. Getting to know the scientific levels, capabilities and abilities of the committee members, holding participatory discussions, arriving at ideas about the most important topics the specialised unit can focus on, and presenting the result to the association’s Administrative Board.
  3. Arranging regular meetings and stimulating interaction among the members of each group, with no fewer than two meetings a month.
  4. Encouraging and releasing the spirit of creativity and innovation among the engineers in the units.
  5. Preparing specific regulations and codes for engineering and technical work inside Türkiye and preparing them as a guide, in coordination with the Officer for Engineering Affairs, Innovation and Creativity.
  6. Submitting a work plan for each unit to the Officer for Engineering Affairs, Innovation and Creativity.
  7. Holding workshops and public seminars bringing together engineers of the same specialisation, to stimulate interaction in the field and exchange opinions and ideas to develop the unit’s performance.

Part Six: The Oversight Committee

Article 42

The Oversight Committee consists of three members and two reserve members, elected by the General Assembly every two years at the same time as the Administrative Board elections.

Article 43

Responsibilities are distributed among the elected members so that the one with the most votes is the Chair, the next is the Deputy, and the third is the Rapporteur.

Article 44: Duties of the Oversight Committee

The Committee carries out all oversight and evaluation of the association’s administrative, financial and technical activities, as follows:

  1. Monitoring the Administrative Board’s performance and its compliance with the statute and the association’s internal regulations, and following the progress of the operational plan.
  2. Investigating violations, complaints, deficiencies and breaches of the statute, and dealing with them together with the Administrative Board.
  3. Examining all deficiencies and complaints in a highly professional manner, without any of it being announced outside the Administrative Board.
  4. Submitting proposals and making the necessary recommendations to the Administrative Board to remedy financial and administrative deficiencies, in order to correct objectives and improve performance.
  5. Preparing the annual financial and administrative oversight report for submission to the General Assembly at its annual general meeting.
  6. The Chair of the Oversight Committee, or a representative, may attend meetings held by the Board as an observer without the right to vote, and the Chair of the Administrative Board must include the Committee in the invitations to meetings.
  7. The Committee may ask the Chair of the Board to hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss issues it considers important in the field of oversight, and to set the discussion points.
  8. The Committee may obtain the documents, records and minutes that help it in its work, through a written request to the Chair of the Administrative Board.
  9. Investigating violations, complaints and breaches of the statute by the Administrative Board and submitting a report on this to the General Assembly.

Part Seven: The Preparatory Committee

Article 45

When the legal term of the Administrative Board ends, or it resigns or confidence in it is withdrawn, the General Assembly elects a committee of seven persons called the “Preparatory Committee”, whose task is to prepare and supervise the elections of the Administrative Board and the Oversight Committee and announce the results. The Preparatory Committee elects a chair and a rapporteur at its first meeting.

Article 46: Duties of the Preparatory Committee

The Preparatory Committee has the following duties:

  1. Preparing the electoral rolls of those eligible to vote and stand among the association’s members, based on the lists prepared and approved by the Administrative Board.
  2. Inviting all General Assembly members listed on the electoral rolls to take part, on the basis of paragraph (1) above.
  3. Preparing the election timetable and procedure and announcing the time and place through the association’s official communication channels fifteen days before the elections.
  4. Receiving candidacy applications and programmes and deciding on their acceptance in line with the statute.
  5. Preparing and printing the materials and documents needed for the electoral process.
  6. Supervising voting and counting and announcing the election result.
  7. Receiving appeals within three days of the announcement of the results and considering them.

Article 47

A candidate for the Administrative Board must meet the following conditions:

  1. Must meet the membership conditions of Article 7.
  2. Must have at least five years of work in the engineering field after graduation.
  3. Must submit a candidacy application to the Preparatory Committee within the specified period, on the form prepared by the Committee, enclosing a CV and an election programme.
  4. Must present his or her election programme and experience to the association’s members through the association’s official communication channels within one week.

Article 48

Women engineers hold two seats on the Administrative Board.

Article 49

The Chair and members of the Administrative Board (seven members and four reserves) and the Oversight Committee (three members and two reserves) are elected by the General Assembly by free, direct secret ballot in person, or, where that is not possible, by electronic voting.

Article 50

If the last candidates, two or more, receive an equal number of votes, the choice between them is made by lot, whether for the Administrative Board or the Oversight Committee.

Article 51

Members of the Preparatory Committee, and those not permanently resident in Türkiye, may not stand in the elections of the Administrative Board.

Part Eight: Final provisions

Article 52

The Yemeni Engineers Association is based in Türkiye and must take an interest in Yemeni domestic affairs and always seek to offer any services through which it can contribute to building and developing Yemen.

Article 53

Affiliation with the association and its components and committees is voluntary work. No member may claim payment or a reward, or the refund of donations or subscriptions he or she has made to the association.

Article 54

The General Assembly may dissolve the association or merge it with a similar organisation by a decision with the approval of two thirds of the votes of its members, in accordance with the statute. In that case its property and funds pass to the bodies determined by the Turkish associations law.

Article 55

The statute is amended by a decision of the General Assembly with two thirds of the members present.

Article 56

An engineer practises engineering work in the specialisations stated in his or her academic certificates and experience certificates that the association has approved and on the basis of which membership was granted.

Article 57

An engineer must be honest and trustworthy in all dealings, engineering or otherwise, and avoid bad conduct that causes harm to himself or herself or to others.

Article 58

An engineer must refer any professional dispute to the association for resolution before resorting to the Turkish courts, and must therefore include this procedure as a legal provision in the contracts he or she concludes.

Article 59

An Administrative Board whose term has ended, or which has resigned or been dismissed, continues to run the association’s business and duties until a new Administrative Board is elected.

Article 60

Members of the association’s Administrative Board may not stand for more than two consecutive electoral terms of two years each.

Article 61

The association’s capabilities and resources may not be used for purposes other than those for which they were set aside under this statute.

Article 62

This statute takes effect once approved by the General Assembly.

Article 63

The founders of the association are the following persons:

  • Eng. Abdullah Hammoud Sunbul (industrial engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Eng. Taha Mohammed Taher (civil engineering)
  • Eng. Khaled Ahmed Al-Dhahbi (computer engineering)
  • Eng. Ghufran Adel Al-Haddad (architecture)
  • Eng. Hameed Ali Radman (geophysics)
  • Eng. Sumaya Abdulghafoor Mustafa (architecture)
  • Eng. Shadi Anwar Al-Aghbari (petroleum engineering)

Part Nine: Temporary founding provisions

Article 64

The members of the founding Administrative Board named in Article 63 are entitled to represent the association, manage its affairs and run its business during the founding period, for one year from 23/02/2021, until the new Administrative Board is elected by the General Assembly.

Article 65

The founding Administrative Board has the following duties:

  1. Preparing the association’s statute and having it approved by the present General Assembly.
  2. Preparing an operational plan for the founding phase.
  3. Registering the association and obtaining a permit to operate from the official Turkish authorities.
  4. Announcing the association and building relations and links with similar bodies and with Arab and Turkish organisations and institutions.
  5. Attracting engineers to membership of the association.
  6. Building a database covering all Yemeni engineers in Türkiye.
  7. Any work related to the situation and concerns of engineers.
  8. Preparing for the next Administrative Board election phase, as set out in Part Seven of the statute.

Part Ten: Annexes

Article 66

  1. The financial regulation and items of expenditure
  2. The regulation of administrative duties
  3. The advisers’ regulation

Done, praise be to God, on 5/4/2021 in the city of Istanbul.