Technical Assistance for Implementation of Civil Society Dialogue and Civil Society Support Programmes (TR2015/DG/01/A5-01/001)
The overall aim of the project is to increase bilateral exchanges and cooperation between CSOs in Turkey and the EU at local, regional and national levels, to promote awareness raising initiatives on importance and benefits of membership of Turkey to the EU within Turkey and EU and on
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
Monitoring Human Rights Situation and Advocating for Compliance with International Human Rights Framework
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
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
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
Technical Assistance for the Promotion of Civil Society Dialogue between EU and Turkey
Turkey’s European Union (EU) accession negotiations needed to eliminate the existing prejudices and suspicions between the EU and Turkey, and it needed to take an adequate step to strengthen the social and cultural dialogue between the two sides. Therefore, the project aimed to enhance contacts and the mutual
