Technical Assistance for Improvement of Enforcement Services in Prisons (DEPAR)
There was a general recognition that standards and conditions in Turkish prisons needed to be improved and brought into line with international norms, particularly those operating in the EU in the context of closer EU-Turkey integration.
Technical Assistance for Implementation of Human Resources Development Operational Programme (HRD OP 5.1)
There was a need regarding the implementation of the HRD OP for improving the coordination and control of HRD OP, and by assisting the Operating Structure and relevant institutions in the different programming, monitoring, evaluation and implementing tasks. Within this context of the project, the components were aiming
Technical Assistance for Establishment of Rize Tea Research and Application Centre
Rize has the best reserves of tea in Turkey, however, the SMEs in the Tea region is not qualified enough to compete. Hence, the general purpose of the project was to increase the competitiveness of the tea sector concentrated in Rize and its surroundings. More specifically, it wanted
Technical Assistance for Enhancing Coordination and Promotion of the COSME Programme and Capacity Building for SME Support Infrastructure
The main objective of this contract is increasing the intermediary organisations and SMEs’ knowledge on COSME (Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) and to enhance the coordination capacity in the country for effective participation in the programme and the Small Business Act (SBA) framework.
Technical Assistance for Promotion of Life Long Learning (LLL)
Experts say that education is a life-long journey, and there is a need to promote the development and implementation of coherent and comprehensive strategies for life-long learning. In this regard, this project aimed to establish an institutional framework and capacity within LLL perspectives in line with EU practices
Technical Assistance on Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons
Mental health and drug addiction are challenges for penitentiary systems all over the world. The purpose of this project was to tackle these issues in Turkish prisons and to bring the country’s penal services into line with international and European standards.
