Turkish Flag Regulations

TURKISH FLAG REGULATIONS

Regulations No : 2893 D.C.M. Date – No : 25/01/1985 - 85/9034 Base Law Date – No : 22/09/1983 - 2893 O.G. Publ. Date – No : 17/03/1985 - 18697

Chapter One: Scope and Expressions

Article 1 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 N.Regs./1. Art.)

This Regulation covers the standards of Turkish Flag and special flags, the types of fabrics for flag, the designation of interior places a flag can be placed, the places a flag can be displayed or hoisted, times and procedures of hoisting in public bodies and organizations and other places, folding procedure, times of hoisting and lowering in floating units of Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish commercial ships, the aspects regarding ceremonies during hoisting or lowering the Flag, the coffins a flag can be wrapped, other places and manners of using the Flag in accordance with national traditions and other basics regarding the implementation of Law on Turkish Flag.

Expressions

Article 2 – From the expressions mentioned within this Regulation:

A) Flag means Turkish Flag,

B) Heading means the white canvas section at the hoist end side for the passage of halyard,

C) Fly End means the edge opposite the hoist end,

D) Upper End means the upper side of the Flag when it is hoisted,

E) Lower End means the lower side of the Flag when it is hoisted,

F) Heading Outer Side means the flagpole side of the heading,

G) Heading Inner Side means the side of the heading that is sewn to the fabric,

H) Width means the distance between upper and lower ends,

I) Length means the distance between heading outer side and fly end,

J) Field Centre means the intersection point of diagonals of the rectangle,

K) Field Axis means the imaginary line passing parallel to upper and lower ends through

field centre.

Section Two: Fabric and Standards of the Flag and Flagstaff Fabric of the Flag

Article 3 - (Amended Article: 17/07/1995 - 95/7075 L.)

A) Flag is fashioned from the below indicated fabrics, in standards set out in Article 4, by way of placing white star and crescent on red ground.

1- % 100 nylon,

2- % 100 polyester,

3- % 50 silk + % 50 wool,

4- % 50 silk + % 50 nylon or polyester,

The flags fashioned from fabrics shown in 3 and 4 are reserved for special occasions.

B) Codes for red and white colours are shown below:

1) Coordinates of Red colour are taken as;

Brilliance (brightness) = 27, 5

Redness - Greenness = 44, 8

Yellowness - Blueness = 15, 6

and maximum 3 NBS colour difference is accepted.

2) The whiteness of the star and crescent shall be two times of reflection percentage of 460 nanometres wavelength and the difference of reflection percentage of 620 nanometres wavelength shall be 15 % in silk and synthetic fabrics and 60 % in the others.

Details about the fabrics and articles used in the making of the Flag are indicated in compulsory Turkish Standards.

Establishments producing Flag shall have T.S.O. document.

Standards of the Flag

Article 4 – Flag is fashioned in accordance with below indicated standards (Annex:1)

A) Length of the Flag is one and half times of its width,

B) The centres of the circles drawn for star and crescent shall be on the field axis.

C) Crescent is formed by intersecting inner and outer circles,

D) Diameter of the outer circle of the crescent equals to half of the Flag width, its centre is

half Flag width away from heading inner side, E) Diameter of the inner circle of the crescent equals to four-tenth of the Flag width, its

centre is 0,0625 times Flag width away from centre of outer circle to fly side,

F) Mouth of the crescent looks to fly end.

G) Star is formed by skipping one each of the dividing points of a circle, of which diameter equals to one fourth of the Flag width and supposed to divided to five equal parts, one of the tips of the star is on the intersection point of flag axis and the line imagined to cross both tips of the crescent, the distance with this point and the crossing point of the inner circle with axis equals to one third of the Flag width.

H) Width of the heading is one thirtieth of Flag width.

Dimensions of the Flag

Article 5 - Width of the Flag is 50 cm or its folds.

Standards of the Flags up to 750 cm wide are shown in the annexed table (Annex:2)

Dimensions of Flags to be hoisted to transportation vehicles are 20x30 cm.

Size of the Flag shall be proportional with the buildings and sea craft it will be hoisted. In rainy days or days with strong winds smaller Flags may be hoisted.

Flagpole

Article 6 – Flag is hoisted to a circular pole, made of wood or metals.

A round and splay truck, in proportion with the thickness of the pole, housing the pulley wheel for the halyard’s pass is provided on the upper tip of the pole. (Annex: 3)

Flagpole shall at least be twice Flag width long and with an unbreakable and unswayable soundness, resistant in the strongest weather conditions.

The height of the flagpole erected to the ground shall at least be 3 meters and it shall prevent the rubbing of lower tip of the fly end to the ground.

Flagpoles made of wood shall be varnished to natural colour or painted to white or walnut colour; poles made of metals shall be white or bronze coloured or painted to wood colour or shall be galvanized.

(Attached Paragraph: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No Regs. /2. Art.) Flagpoles in detachments, headquarters and foundations of Naval Command and Coast Guard Command and in maritime related public bodies may be in the shape of a ship mast."

(Attached Paragraph: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No. Regs. /2. Art.) Flag may be hoisted to a high point using the available resources, in a way not harming respect to it, in cases where there are no standard flagpoles are available and in organizations like scout or youth camp.

Placement of the Flagpole Article 7 – The places and methods of placement for a flagpole and the Flag hoisting procedure are shown below:

A) In buildings, flag is hoisted to a flagpole placed vertically to the middle on highest point or on a balcony or a similar protrusion in frontal facade, if this is not possible, to a flagpole placed in an inclined manner, maximum with an angle of 45 degrees with the façade, in the middle of the frontal façade or the most prominent part of the building, by paying attention that the lower part does not touch to the passers by, if this also is not possible, to a pole placed in front of the building or in the ceremonial ground in accordance with third paragraph of Article 6,

B) In the marine craft, to the Flagpole in the aft if fitted, during sailing, in accordance with the maritime procedures, to the flagstaff attached to the gaff of the mast or to the masts and in the ships with sails, to the peak of leach side of square sails,

C) In the transportation vehicles, to the small pole placed vertically in forward right side.

Section Three: Basics Regarding Hoisting and Lowering of Flag

Hoisting and Lowering

Article 8 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 no.Regs./3. Art.)

The basics regarding hoisting and lowering of Flag is stated below:

A) In the permanently hoisted places, Flag is lowered and hoisted for maintenance, repair or replacement during morning or evening twilight times without a ceremony

B) In the places where Flag is lowered every day, Flag is hoisted at 08:00 or at the daylight time, in cases when at this time there is no daylight; and lowered at the sunset

C) In the places where Flag is hoisted during National Celebration, general holiday, and weekend holidays, Flag is hoisted at the starting time of the holiday or at sunset time if sun sets before this time; stays hoisted for the duration of holiday and lowered at the sunset at the end of the holiday.

D) Flag may be temporarily lowered when, for various reasons, its replacement becomes necessary, or in the cases like wind, storm or similar conditions that may harm the flag or cause the breaking of the halyard or the pulley wheel.

Places for Permanent Exhibition of Flag

Article 9 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No.Reg./4. Art.)

The Institutions for permanent Flag exhibition are shown below:

A) Presidency of the Republic,

B) Turkish Grand National Assembly,

C) Anıtkabir,

D) Governor’s Buildings, E) Police, military police, border and customs control stations and border gates,

F) Independent platoons and squadrons and more senior military units and commands,

G) Education and training institutions, H) Village and district chiefs,

I) Public bodies and institutions other than stated above,

J) Factories and enterprises owned by public bodies and institutions,

Places that Flag will be Hoisted Every Day

Article 10 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No. Reg./5. Art.)

Flag is hoisted every day in the ships and other marine craft that are sailing, in anchorage, moored to buoys or to the berths.

When sailing, ships may remain their Flags hoisted during night time.

Places where Flag is Hoisted during National Celebration, General Holiday, and Weekend Holidays

Places where Flag is hoisted during National celebration, general holiday, and weekend holidays are shown below:

A) Ceremonial grounds and grounds that are designated as ceremonial grounds by regulations or directives,

B) Occupational organizations with public body identities,

C) Political party headquarters, city and town organizations,

D) Factories,

E) Organizations.

Flag Placement or Hoisting with Permission

Article 12 - Flag placement or hoisting except days mentioned in Article 11, independence days and Atatürk commemoration days are subject to the permission of local civil authority.

Nevertheless, Flag may be used in the national sports events and in the ceremonies and weddings if national traditions necessitate doing so.

Flag Hoisting in the Public or National Buildings in Foreign Countries.

Article 13 - In the hoisting and lowering of Flag to the public or national buildings of Republic of Turkiye in the foreign countries, the provisions of this Regulation is complied with, taking the local traditions and international practice into consideration. Aircraft

Article 14 - Flag is not hoisted to aircraft. White star and crescent, in compliance with the ratio on the Flag, on the red field is pictured with paint to both sides of directional rudder on the civilian aircraft.

Principles of Flag Hoisting in the Public Bodies and Organizations

The following principles are applied in the hoisting of Flag in the public bodies and organizations:

A) One Flag is hoisted in the public bodies and organizations with multiple buildings within the same place. In the public bodies and organizations in multiple buildings in separate places, Flag is hoisted to each building. In the building shared by multiple public bodies and organizations, one Flag is hoisted by one organization designated by the civil administrative authority.

B) A separate Flagpole shall be available in independent platoons and squadrons, more senior military units and commands and schools, security organizations and other public bodies and organizations with a capability of carrying out a ceremony, for the execution of ceremonies in the beginning and ending of National Celebration, general holiday, and weekend holidays. If only one Flagstaff is available in such places, Flag is lowered an appropriate time before ceremony. Provisions of Article 22 are applied during ceremonial hoisting and lowering of the Flag.

Hoisting of Flag Together with Flags of Foreign Nations

Article 16 - Flags of the foreign countries may only be hoisted with Flag in the international meetings, fairs and in the staying places of foreign tourists. In this case, the provision of first paragraph of Article 12 is not applied.

In such circumstances, Flag is hoisted to first Flagpole from right, as to the front face of the building.

The dimensions of the foreign flags can not be bigger than the dimensions of the Flag, nor can their pole be taller than the Flagpole.

In the hoisting of the flag of country of citizenship for the foreigners to their residents or business places, provided there is reciprocity, the provisions of first, second and third paragraphs are applied.

If flags of more than two foreign nations are hoisted together with Flag, flags of the other states are hoisted to the left of the Flag in alphabetical order.

In the foreign diplomatic missions the above provisions are not applied.

Exhibition of Flag in Residences and Business Places

Article 17 - Flag may be exhibited without being bound with provisions of paragraph A of 7th Article in the private places like residents or business places in national celebration days, independence and Atatürk commemoration days. Chapter Four: Places the Flag may be Exhibited and Spread

Offices of Authorities a Flag Shall Be Exhibited

Article 18 - Flag shall be exhibited in the offices of President of Republic, President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Members of Council of Presidency, Prime Minister, Constitutional Court, Presidents of Supreme Court and Council of State, ministers, President of Council of Higher Education, Chief of Audit Court, Chief Republic Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Attorney General of the Council of State, vice presidents and department chiefs of Supreme Court and Council of State, Chief of Court of Dispute, Chief of High Council of Elections, department chiefs of Audit Court, Secretary General of Presidency, Chief of State Supervision Council, Chief of Atatürk High Society for Culture, Language and History, university rectors, undersecretaries, governors, ambassadors, President of High Council of Supervision, deputy undersecretaries, general directors and presidencies in this level, chiefs of district administrative court, Republic Public Prosecutors, chiefs of commission of justice, deans of faculties, district civil administrators, consuls general, district directors, mayors, district chief directors, district directors, the directors of ministries provincial institutions and head doctors of official hospitals.

Unit, headquarters, institutions, commander and superior officer rooms that a Flag is placed in the Turkish Armed Forces are shown below:

A) Battalion commanders and superior unit commanders and assistant commanders ( equal ranks in the navy and air force, except floating units),

B) Members of High Military Council,

C) General Staff Second Commander in Chief,

D) Undersecretary and deputy undersecretaries of Ministry of National Defence,

E) Secretary General of National Council of Security and his assistant,

F) Commander of War Academies and his assistant, commanders of Forces War Academies, Commander of Academy of National Security and Armed Forces,

G) School Commanders and their assistants,

H) Chiefs of Staff, assistant chiefs of staff and chiefs of high officials,

I) Chiefs and department chiefs in Ministry of National Defence, Command of General Staff, Headquarters of Force Commands and General Command of Gendarmerie headquarters,

J) Commander of Gülhane Military Medicine Academy,

K) Generals and admirals except mentioned above, posted in the headquarters not commanding units and institutions, commands,

L) Officers serving in the posts of general and admirals,

M) Chief of Military Supreme court, assistant chief, chief prosecutor, department chiefs and chief of Military High Administrative Court, chief prosecutor and department chiefs,

N) Head doctors of military hospitals, O) Commanders of recruiting departments and offices,

P) Military prosecutors and military court senior judges.

(Attached par: 03/04/1993 - 93/4295 L.) The authorities’ offices in the security organization that a Flag is placed are shown below:

A) Director General of Security,

B) Chief of Police Academy,

C) Province Security Director,

D) Principals of Police College and Police schools.

Flag shall be placed in a suitable place in the right side behind the post desk, hoisted to a staff with star and crescent at the top. Care shall be taken to the proportion of size with the size of the room and to ensure a clear distance of at least 25 centimetres between the tips and floor.

Transportation Vehicles that Flag Shall be Hoisted

Article 19 - Flag is hoisted to small chromium plated staffs with star and crescent at top to the vehicles of President of the Republic, governors in their provinces and ambassadors in foreign countries they are assigned to.

Flag is hoisted to transportation vehicles of civil administrators of districts in National and Formal celebration days and during border meetings.

Flag or pennant can not be hoisted to any transportation vehicle of whatever the rank the person may be, in the cortege of President of Republic.

Other Places that Flag is Placed

Article 20 - Flag is placed to Atatürk corners, to right and left hand side of council of presidency in the convention hall of Turkish Grand National Assembly, to right side behind of the seat of Prime Minister in the convention hall of Council of Ministers, to convention hall of Constitutional Court, to halls of Supreme Court, Council of State and Audit Court general committees and Council of State Administrative Affairs Committee, to meeting hall of Court of Disputes, meeting, convention, briefing halls and halls of fame of ministries, Higher Education Committee and high education institutions and governorships and courtrooms.

Flag is placed to border protocol rooms in Turkish Armed Forces and convention and briefing halls and halls of fame of below indicated units, headquarters and institutions:

A) Brigade and more senior commands (equal rank for navy and air forces),

B) High Military Council,

C) Ministry of National Defence,

D) National Security Committee,

E) Command of War Academies, F) School Commands,

G) Command of Gülhane Military Medicine Academy,

H) Military hospitals with 800 beds.

Places Flag is Spread

Article 21 - Flag may be spread to Atatürk sculptures during openings and to desks during vowing ceremonies.

The coffins of persons having served as president, martyrs, members of Turkish Armed Forces except civilian personnel, such retired persons, public officials of whom official rooms Flag is placed to in accordance with Article 18, persons that have served in such positions and the underdetermined persons may be covered with Flag during their funeral ceremonies :

A) Members of the Parliament (deputies) and persons served so,

B) Persons served as members to Council of Representatives, Consultative Council and Republic Senate,

C) Persons served as members of National Unity Committee,

D) War veterans,

E) Retirees and members of high justice bodies,

F) Retirees and members of State Audit Department,

G) Judges, prosecutors and their retirees,

H) Lecturers of high education institutions and their retirees,

I) Members of High Society of Atatürk High Institute for Culture, Language and History and their retirees,

J) State artists,

K) Owners of State medal,

L) General directors of Kızılay,(Turkish Red Crescent) Turkish Aviation Institute and persons served in such posts,

M) Members of security forces and their retirees,

N) Athletes with salaries in accordance with Law number 2913 for winning titles of world, Olympics and European championships,

O) Principals of official schools,

P) Owners of “Press Card of Honour”, Q) (Empty) R) Presidents of workers and employer unions confederations and persons served in such duties,

S) Presidents of most senior institution of occupational institutions with a public body entity and persons served in such duties,

T) Other Turkish citizens accepted by civil administrative authority as having given high services in scientific, artistic, cultural, sportive and social fields,

Nonetheless, coffins of persons convicted from a crime against the State or of a dishonourable and shameful kind can not be covered with Flag, even if they are forgiven later.

Chapter Five: Flag Ceremony, Respect to Flag and Prohibitions

Flag Ceremony and Folding of Flag

Article 22 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No.Reg./8. Art.)

1) Flag is hoisted and lowered with a ceremony as specified below:

A) In the flag ceremonies in Turkish Armed Forces, a detachment of honour consisting of armed privates in a suitable number with the level of the unit and commanded by an officer or a petty officer, lines up together with the musical band or soldiers playing bugle, opposite to or in vicinity of the Flagpole that the Flag is hoisted or to be hoisted. A suitable number of soldiers stand by for hoisting or lowering of the flag and salute the Flag before lowering or after hoisting. As the band, if available, start playing National Anthem or Flag anthem (whistle, if band not available, in the ships belonging the Naval Armed Forces or Command of Coast Guard) officers and petty officers salute by hand and the detachment with rifles, until the Flag is hoisted or lowered.

B) In small marine craft, the ceremony is executed by helmsman.

C) In the public institutions with uniformed personnel under command, like police or military police, and in the stations where such personnel are based, the ceremony is executed taking the basics of paragraph (A) into account.

D) In the public institutions with uniformed private security organization under command, Flag is hoisted and lowered by a uniformed security employee. In the institutions with sufficient number of personnel to obtain the security, in addition to the security employee hoisting or lowering the Flag, at least three additional uniformed personnel wearing hats, salute the Flag during hoisting and lowering.

E) In the institutions without uniformed personnel under command and during the ceremonies in the official and national buildings in foreign countries, the person hoisting or lowering the Flag shall be bare headed, and salute the Flag after hoisting or before lowering.

F) (Amended par: 28/05/2001 - 2001/2574 No.Reg./1. Art.) During the Flag ceremonies in the schools, the person hoisting or lowering the Flag salutes the Flag after hoisting or before lowering. Teachers, students and other civil employees in the school join to the ceremony, bare headed, with a minute of silence. National Anthem is sung with a band if available or with a bugle or command in its absence. G) In the Turkish merchant ships, ceremony is executed by a crew of three, in accordance with paragraph (A) or (E), depending in they are uniformed or not, and in the small marine craft it is executed in accordance with paragraph (E).

H) In private places and residences ceremony is executed by saluting the Flag, style depending to the person hoisting or lowering the flag is uniformed or not.

2) Flag is folded after lowering or after spreading to places as specified in Article 21 is completed, in accordance with the following principles:

A) Flag is folded exactly into two in width direction, afterwards exactly into two again, from the upper part of the crescent, in normal daily use. Then folded 1/3 way starting from fly end and from the tip of the star, in a way to leave the white part inside. Last fold is done in a way to leave the heading exactly in the folded part. In this last state, no parts of white crescent and star shall be visible from both ends of folded Flag. The folding style in the normal daily use is shown in Annex-5.

B) Coffins are covered with a Flag 200 cm in width. The Flag spread to coffin is first folded exactly from upper tip of star to backwards in the width direction from lengthwise. Then from the lower tangent of star, again to backwards in the width direction from lengthwise. The remaining excess part again folded to backward. From the nearest point to the tangent of star on the heading side is folded backwards. From the touching point on the other side, Flag is folded backwards two times and thus, the star remains at the top. The style of folding for the Flag covered to coffins is shown in Annex-6.

Flag spread to the coffin of martyr is handed to family of martyr after it is folded.

Respect to Flag

Article 23 - Flag is hoisted in a quick manner and lowered slowly.

Flag is carried with due respect before hoisting and after lowering.

Persons entering to or exiting from the ships belonging to Turkish Armed Forces salute the flag on the pole by turning their faces.

Half-Mast Hoisting of Flag

Article 24 - Flag is hoisted to the half-mast at 10th of November at the official and national buildings in Turkiye and in the foreign representatives of Republic of Turkiye.

Other times and circumstances of half-mast hoisting of Flag is determined and announced by Prime Ministry after taking the opinion of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(Amended par: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No.Reg./9. Art.) In such cases, Flag is lowered to half-mast slowly.

(Amended par: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No.Reg./9. Art.) In places where Flag is not continuously hoisted, Flag is hoisted first to the top, and lowered to half-mast later.

Places that Flag can not be Hoisted or Placed Article 25 - (Amended Article: 16/04/2001 - 2001/2130 No.Reg./10. Art.)

Flag can not be hoisted or placed to collapsed, abandoned, unfinished buildings, kitchens, stables and similar places, mud or garbage barges or similar craft and other land vehicles except transportation vehicles mentioned in Article 19.

Prohibitions

Article 26 - Flag can not be used in torn, unstitched, patched, holed, dirty, pale, wrinkled condition or in a way to harm the spiritual value it is carrying; can not be spread for whatever reason except the provisions of Article 21; can not be put to places that are stepped or sat on, can not be worn as garment. The shape of Flag can not be used in such places and in property like tables, pulpits i.e.

Flag can not be used as a base or background by any political parties, institutions, associations, foundations in the front and reverse sides of logos, pennants, symbols and similar objects.

Flag can not be insulted and disrespected verbally, in writing or by behaviour or by any other way. Flag can not be torn, burned, thrown to floor and can not be used without showing due care.

Chapter Six: Special Flags

Special Flags

Article 27 - Special Flags except presentation flags are made by picturing star and crescent to red field. Special flags and presentation flags are shown below:

A) Presidential pennant,

B) Pennants,

C) Symbolic flags,

D) Flags with special signs,

1. Square flags, 2. Swallowtail flags, 3. Pointed flags E) Triangles,

F) Presentation flags.

Presidential Pennant

Article 28 - Presidential pennant is made in accordance with the dimensions indicated in (Annex-4). The sun and stars on the left upper corner of pennant are yellow. It is hoisted to flagpole in the residence of President and in the visited places for duration of his presence, for day and night, stands on a flagstaff in rear left corner of working desk in official room, hoisted to a chrome plated pole with a star and crescent ornament on top, on the forward left side of the car he is in.

Pennants Article 29 - Pennant is the flag with a length equalling to 18 times of width. These flags are solely used at sea, by the warships and auxiliaries, as a distinctive signal.

Symbolic Flags

Article 30 - Symbolic flags are flags diminished to miniature sizes and made on the fabrics or other articles.

Flags with Special Signs

Article 31 - Among the flags with special signs;

1. Square flags are made as their length equals to their width,

2. Swallowtail flags are made by carving out the triangle part between the intersecting point of diagonals of a square attached to fly end, with a side length equal to the width of Flag and both tips of fly end; of a flag of which length equals to one and half times its width,

3. Pointed flags are made by attaching an isosceles triangle of one meter in height to a one meter wide and three meters long flag.

Triangles

Article 32 – Triangles are flags in the shape of a triangle with a length equalling one and a half times its width and with sides of equal length converging in the direction of fly end.

Representative Flags

Article 33 – Representative flags are flags with a length equalling one and a half times its width and with registered emblems of public or private bodies or institutions pictured on.

Other Principles Regarding the Use of Special Flags

Article 34 – Symbolic flags, flags with special signs and pennants are used in the national and official celebrations, independence and Atatürk commemoration days and in the visits of foreign high officials to our country.

Symbolic flags additionally may be used in the decoration of schools and in the days mentioned in paragraph one, in ground breaking and opening ceremonies, in national visits and travels of high officials, may be carried at hand after connecting to staff in natural colour or red coloured or decorated with red and white ribbons on the tip in the length of flag; may be used as a display by tying to strings one by one or as a series or directly hanging down.

Use of symbolic flags except as mentioned here is subject to the permission of local civil authority.

Representative flags can only be hoisted in front of the buildings of bodies and institutions they are belonging, can only be used in the meetings and ceremonies of such. Additionally, can be displayed in the official rooms in rear left hand side corner of working desks. Star and crescent ornaments can not be put on top of flagstaff of such flags. Representative flag of Turkish Kızılay (Red Crescent) organization may be hoisted to flagpoles of health organizations.

Hoisting of Flag Together with Representative Flags

Article 35 – Two Flagpoles shall be available in the institutions hoisting a representative flag. Flag is hoisted to the flagpole on the right as reference to the front of the building and representative flag is hoisted to the left pole.

In such circumstances, the dimensions of representative flag can not be bigger than the Flag and its pole can not be longer.

Flag can be hoisted to such places only during National Celebrations, general holiday, weekend holiday, independence and Atatürk commemoration days.

In the places with three flagpoles, Flag is hoisted to the middle pole, if there are more than three poles, Flag is hoisted to the right pole as reference to the front of the building.

In cases of hoisting Flag to all poles, the dimensions of flags shall be equal.

Chapter Seven: Registration and Permission Procedures

Authorities for Registration

Article 36 – Representative flags and pennants can not be used before inspected on aspects of shape, dimension, and colour etc. specifications and registered.

The following authorities are authorised for registration:

A) For the ones belonging to Turkish Armed Forces, General Staff,

B) For the ones belonging to training institutions, sports clubs, scout and brownie organizations etc, Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports,

C) For the others except mentioned, Ministry of Internal affairs.

The registration and permission procedures for the representative flags except those belonging to Turkish Armed Forces are shown in the regulations that are put into force by Ministry of Interior affairs and Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, after taking the opinions of interested ministries and institutions.

The customs flag mentioned in Article 163 of Law on Customs numbered 1615 is not covered by provisions of this Article.

Chapter Eight: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

Decorations for Display

Article 37 - Decorations of miscellaneous colour and shapes, made for display purposes are not covered by provisions of this Regulation.

Destroying Worn-out Flags Article 38 - (Amended Article: 22/10/1999 - Reg. 99/13554 - 1.Art.)

Destroying procedures for worn-out, faded, torn flags in a not-usable state are determined by a Regulation mutually put into force by Ministries of National Security, External Affairs and Finance under the coordination of Ministry of Interior Affairs.

Prevention of Actions Contrary to Law and Regulations

Article 39 - Actions in contrary to Law on Turkish Flag and to this Regulation is promptly prevented by authorized officials.

Coming into Force

Article 40 - The provisions of this Regulation; prepared as based to Articles 2, 3, 6 and 9 of Law on Turkish Flag dated 22/09/1983 and numbered 2893, and supervised by Council of State; come into force on the day of publishing in the Official Gazette.

Execution

Article 41 - The provisions of this Regulation is executed by Council of Ministers.

Provisions not recorded to Regulations:

PROVISIONAL ARTICLE OF REGULATION DATED 17/07/1995 AND NUMBERED 95/7075 : Provisional Article - Existing flags may be continued to use until worn-out. TABLE NO 2: 1. Distance of outer circle of crescent to heading M.Cm. 2. Diameter of outer circle of crescent M.Cm. 3. Distance between centres of outer and inner circles of crescent M.Cm. 4. Diameter of inner circle of crescent M.Cm. 5. Diameter of star circle M.Cm. 6. Width of heading M.Cm.

Width Length 1 2 3 4 5 6 ------0.50 0.75 0.25 0.25 0.3 0.20 0.12.5 0.1.6 0.75 1.12.5 0.37.5 0.37.5 0.4.6 0.30 0.18.7 0.2.5 1.00 1.50 0.50 0.50 0.6.2 0.40 0.25 0.3.3 1.50 2.25 0.75 0.75 0.9.3 0.60 0.37.5 0.5 2.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 0.12.5 0.80 0.50 0.6.6 2.50 3.75 1.25 1.25 0.15.6 1.00 0.62.5 0.8.3 3.00 4.50 1.50 1.50 0.18.7 1.20 0.75 0.10 3.50 5.25 1.75 1.75 0.21.8 1.40 0.87.5 0.11.6 4.00 6.00 2.00 2.00 0.25 1.60 1.00 0.13.3 4.50 6.75 2.25 2.25 0.28.1 1.80 1.12.5 0.15 5.00 7.50 2.50 2.50 0.31.2 2.00 1.25 0.16.6 5.50 8.25 2.75 2.75 0.34.3 2.20 1.37.5 0.18.3 6.00 9.00 3.00 3.00 0.37.4 2.40 1.50 0.20 6.50 9.75 3.25 3.25 0.40.5 2.60 1.62.5 0.21.6 7.00 10.50 3.50 3.50 0.43.6 2.80 1.75 0.23.3 7.50 11.25 3.75 3.75 0.46.7 3.00 1.87.5 0.25 ------1- The numbers in the table is calculated in the following way:

Distance of outer circle of crescent to heading 1/2 Width Diameter of outer circle of crescent 1/2 " Distance between centres of inner and outer circles of crescent 0.0625 " Diameter of inner circle of crescent 0.4 "

2- If Flags are made bigger or smaller than the ones on the table, these ratios shall be taken into consideration.