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The Committee notes the Government's report and the information that it contains in response to the Committee's previous direct request. The Committee also notes the comments made by the Confederation of Turkish Employers' Associations (TISK) and the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TURK-IS) which again request an increase in the number of representatives of organizations representing employers and workers on the Economic and Social Council.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning this Article. The Committee refers to the comments made by the above representative organizations and, with a view to achieving an application of the provisions of the Convention which satisfy all the parties concerned, considers it opportune to suggest that the Government undertakes consultations with the social partners' representatives to determine the nature and form of the procedures to ensure effective consultations with respect to the matters concerning the activities of the ILO set out in Article 5, paragraph 1. The Committee requests that in its next report the Government provides information, where necessary, on the consultations held on this point as well as their results.

Article 4. The Committee wishes to recall the specific nature of the matters which should be addressed during the consultations, as well as the frequency of consultations. The Committee, therefore, requests the Government to envisage consulting the representative organizations to conclude the appropriate arrangements for the financing of any training necessary for the participants in the procedures as set out in the Convention. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information on such arrangements.

Article 5. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the consultations which have been held on the matters set out in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1. The Committee hopes that, in future, such consultations will also address the matters set out in points (a) and (b) of the same paragraph.

Article 6. The ILO requests the Government to inform it of the outcome of the consultations held on the question of issuing an annual report on the working of the procedures provided for in the Convention.