Freedom of information and exception of freedom of information

Obtaining information is a basic human right. The right to information is a right that provides the transparency and the openness of management that enables people who takes the advantage of public service to question democratically preventing the arbitrary acts of the management, that provides closer and more participatory management, that helps people trust the state government. The right to information is a complementary and inevitable element of democratic systems.The right to information can be defined as the persons concerned can ask for information about the quality and the results of the changes which management will do in the legal system with its one sided willpower and the individuals can access to the information and documents that the management holds, without any limitation.The Law of right to information with no. 4982 in our country was accepted on 09.10.2003 by the Turkish Grand National Assembly within the adaptation process with European Union and put into practice on 24.04.2004. The understanding of ?the philosophy of the sate cannot be questioned? was left behind with the adoption of the law. The law principally gives the right to information to everyone, brings about the opportunity of accessing the information and documents and organizes the exceptions of this right, it enters the judgement that the opposing provisions of other laws cannot be practised, brings some responsibilities to managements in order to provide the openness of managements, provides partly access to information and documents, forming an independent committees in charge of looking after the usage of the right, foresees penalty provisions for misuse.Key Words1.Freedom of information2.Appraisal Board Of Access to Government-Held Information3.Democracy in administration4.Human rights