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

Despite the OECD’s assessment that Turkey has made significant progress since 2007 in its efforts to combat corruption, the issue continues to represent an obstacle to economic and social progress and, potentially, to greater integration with the EU. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to

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.

The main objective of this service contract is to strengthen Turkish civil society organisations’ role in the promotion and protection of human rights through expanded civil society monitoring and advocacy at various levels. The action will provide support to civil society organisations in order to document human rights

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.