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

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

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.

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

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.