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.
Support to the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara and Bursa as Major In-Migrant Destinations (İGEP)
Cities with high demographic density require reduced urban disparities through enhanced economic, social and cultural opportunities for all citizens. In this respect, the purpose of the project was to provide support to the municipalities of İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Bursa to increase institutional capacity to reduce socio-economic integration
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.
Conducting Awareness Raising Activities and training / ToT sessions on “Zero Waste” in Şanlıurfa Haliliye and Kilis Center
The project’s overall objective is to support municipalities’ adaptation to the “Zero Waste Directive” and other applicable standards, norms, and legislations of the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. This project aims to raise awareness and conduct training sessions on zero waste for refugees and their host communities.
Technical Assistance for Support to the Local Human Rights Boards and Women’s Rights Awareness
Despite laws being passed in the 1990s to eliminate discrimination against women and a law to protect survivors of domestic violence being enacted in 1998, the country lags behind in implementing its national and international gender equality commitments. Women in Turkey continue to face challenges, with gender-based violence
Implementation of Common Market Organisations (CMO) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The project’s overall objective is to increase marketing opportunities, economic development and overall productivity in the agricultural sector of North Macedonia while improving competitiveness of the agriculture sector in the country in line with EU accession requirements.
