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
“Setting up a Programme Management Unit to Support the Implementation of Grant Schemes for the Turkish Cypriot Community”, in Northern Part of Cyprus
It can be said that countries need reconciliation, confidence-building, and support regarding civil society. In this way, the overall objective of the programme was to prepare the Turkish Cypriot community for the implementation of the acquis by contributing in particular to social and economic development including restructuring human
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.
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 Building the Capacity of EU Affairs in the Governorates
It is very beneficial to strengthen the quality of information on EU issues for all stakeholders and to improve the capacity of the Administration at the local level to support the management of EU funds and engagement in the accession process. Thus, the project assisted in increasing the
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
