The disciplinary investigation about the state officers: The application in Turkey

In this study, the principles relating to the disciplinary investigation and the investigation process about the State officers in Turkey are examined. For this reason the essence of the work is related to the basic Fundamentals of the disciplinary investigation, the elements of discipline investigation process and the ways to apply against the sanctions after the implementation.In our country, although there are various provisions in particular laws regarding the disciplinary investigation, in this study we discussed the topic on the basis of the provisions contained in the law no: 657 that the State officers bounds.The problem of not being able to sue some of the punishments in the judiciary, which is the subject of criticism in the disciplinary investigation, is removed by some changes in Constitution and Law Number 657. Thus, the gap which is caused by the contradictory regulations of the Constitution and the law that filled by jurisdiction is prevented and in this context reconciliation is provided. In this sense regulations which open the path of the disciplinary penalties to the judiciary are important development.This study was prepared as three chapters. The first section discusses the concepts for the discipline and disciplinary penalties.The second section discusses the investigation process of the discipline, the administrator officers and authorized committees take place in this process, the important considerations about investigations and the topics about discharging from the job in Turkey.In the last section, a reference for the procedures to apply against the penalties and the forgiveness issues of discipline were assessed.Key Words: Officer, Disciplinary Penalties, Disciplinary Investigation, Disciplinary Administrator, Supervisor, Forgiveness of The Discipline