| Date and Method of Creation | 25 August 1949 |
| Status | Semi_Governmental |
| Department attached to | under the supervision of the Ministry of Education |
| Legislation | The present Statutes of the National Commission date back to 1985. |
| Documentation Centre | The National Commission has a well-furnished Documentation Centre. It holds approximately 8 000 publications such as periodicals, proceedings, books, reviews, journals, normative materials and multimedia. |
| Structure of the Commission | The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
· The General Assembly.
· The Executive Board
· The Secretariat
16 Programme Committees |
| Members/Composition | The General Assembly of the National Commission is composed of some 80 members |
| Executive Committee | Composed of 15 members elected by the General Assembly, including the representatives of relevant ministries (the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry), universities, as well as eminent personalities. They all serve on an honorary basis. The Executive Board meets once a month. |
| General Assembly | Composed of 80 members (mainly institutional members) , representing various ministries and governmental departments, institutions, universities, agencies and non-governmental organizations specializing in the fields of UNESCOs competence as well as individuals appointed for a period of four years. The General Assembly meets in plenary every two years.
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| Committees or Sub-Committees | Eighteen Programmme Committees: 1) Education; 2) Physical Education and Sport 3) Communication and Information; 4) Tangible Cultural Heritage; 5) Intangible Cultural Heritage; 6) Cultural Expressions 7)Bioethics 8)Philosophy 9)Human Rights 10)Women 11)Intercultural Dialogue 12) Man and the Biosphere 13)Management of Social Transformations 14)Illıcit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage 15)Normative Instruments 16)Underwater Heritage 17)Basic Sciences 18)Memory of the World |
| Committees/Sub-Committees Details
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| Number of Committees or Sub-Committees | 18 |
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| Sub-committee Topics | [X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Women
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