As a principle of administrative procedure; the right to know and Turkey practice

Freedom of Information, gets its basics from the freedom of thought, has been one of the most significiant guarantee for individuals in modern and democratic states. Throughout the world, in many countries, the Right to Know has been the subject to various constitutional and legal regulations and has become one of the most important goals which governments want to achieve. In Turkey, the Freedom of Information started to develop and become the subject of legal regulations after 1990s. The Freedom of Information Act, which came into force in 2005, has been supported by other legal regulations and finally it gained the constitutional protection in 2010. However, the legal and constitutional arrangements, aim to ensure effective administration and transparent management, can be effective with more conscious public and the sincere intentions of administrative bodies to leave the culture of secrecy their behind. By this way, the deficiencies in practice can be fixed and the Right to Know can be the guarantee of modern, democratic and social state of law and human rights. KeyWords 1.Administrative Procedure 2.The Right to Know 3.Freedom of Information Act 4.Transparent Governance 5.Human Rights