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 Promoting Social Inclusion in Densely Roma Populated Areas
It’s an obvious fact that there is a need to increase social inclusion in heavily populated areas, particularly in Rome, mainly by facilitating their entrance into the formal labour market. Within this context, the project aimed to support Rome’s population by improving the quality of education delivery, vocational
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
EU Eastern Anatolia Development Programme (EADP)
The East of Turkey has had delayed progress compared to the economic development of other regions in Turkey. In this context, the Eastern Anatolia Development Programme was a regional development programme aimed at building capacity for sustainable development by implementing innovative and participatory local policy and planning approaches.
Technical Assistance for Revitalisation of History in Şanlıurfa
While tourism has been, and continues to be, important to the local economy, it has not matched its potential. To remedy this and attract more tourists, local government and businesses in the city decided to ensure that the standard of services offered to visitors met internationally accepted standards
Technical Assistance for Supporting the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Erzurum, as Major In-Migrant Destinations
Rapid migration in major urban areas, namely Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep and Erzurum (DGES), have adverse impacts in Turkey. To reduce these unfavourable effects, EKOSEP aimed to support social integration and environment-related infrastructure problems due to migration in the selected provinces in a multi-actor manner. Furthermore, it aimed to
