Economic Development & Trade & Innovation

Increasing Competitiveness of Middle Black Sea Region TR83

Turkey’s Middle Black Sea region was set up in 2009 and is now well established; the Middle Black Sea Region Development Agency (OKA) carries out activities to support the economic and social development of Amasya, Çorum, Samsun and Tokat provinces. The main objective of this project was to

PAR and Governance

Civil Society Facility 2018 – Sivil Düşün IV

This project is the fourth phase of the Sivil Düşün (‘Think Civil’ in English) programme, which is being funded under the Civil Society Facility of Turkey. The ‘Sivil Düşün’ programme is designed to strengthen the structures and values of participatory democracy. It supports activities that strive to contribute

Economic Development & Trade & Innovation

Technical Assistance for Samsun Logistics Centre

The project was conceived, Turkey’s logistics network ranked 30th worldwide but offered much potential for improvement. With its strategic Black Sea location, seaports, airport and access to national rail and road networks, the Turkish city of Samsun was viewed as being in an excellent position to create a

PAR and Governance

Support to Preparation of the National Strategy for Harmonization with the EU Acquis in the “Right of Establishment and Freedom to Provide Services” Chapter – Relaunch

The negotiations have been continuing between Turkey and the European Union on the subject of “Right of Establishment (ROE) and Freedom to Provide Services (FPS).” Thus, the project aimed to generate a comprehensive action plan that identifies all necessary legislative and administrative measures in order to comply with