Improving Inter-Agency Cooperation and Coordination within the Child Protection System

Project Period: January 2006 - December 2008
Aim: This FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) funded project aims to promote inter-agency coordination and cooperation to ensure an effective child protection system through developing coordinated child protection strategies in two pilot cities (İzmir and Kocaeli) for the adoption of a national strategy.
Partners: Social Services and Child Protection Institution (SHCEK) of the Prime Ministry (Turkey); UK and Turkish Experts
Contacts: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz or Ozan Dinçer

Euroskills

Project Period: March 2006 - May 2008
Aim: This FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) funded project aims to support the professional skills of civil servants working closely on the accession process and to develop local capacity for delivering skills-based training relevant to EU accession.
Partners: Prime Ministry Secretariat General for EU Affairs (Turkey); Public Administration International (PAI – UK)
Contacts: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz or Ozan Dinçer

Inclusion of Disadvantaged Children in Education

Project Period: 2005 - 2006
Aim: This project aims to develop a guideline for school principles in order to help them introduce inclusive policies and strategies for disadvantaged children.
Partners: Ministry of National Education (Turkey); UK and Local Experts
Contacts: Esra Çanakçı

Strengthening the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Provincial and Sub-Provincial Human Rights Boards

Project Period: 2004 - 2006
Aim: This FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) funded project aims to develop a human rights and working principles handbook for the members of the Human Rights Boards to strengthen the effectiveness of Human Rights Boards in Turkey with the expectation that this resource will be utilised by around 15,000 board members.
Partners: Human Rights Presidency of the Prime Ministry (Turkey); Westminster University (UK)
Contacts: Esra Çanakçı or Berrak Altun

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN

Project Period: January 2009 - March 2010
Aim: This FCO ( Foreign & Commonwealth Office) funded project aimed to support Turkey’s Employment Agency (İŞKUR) to develop strategies for increasing the participation of women in employment in Turkey. The project also focused on creating awareness of gender equality issues within İŞKUR.
Partners: İŞKUR
Contact: Selin Yaşamış or Berrak Altun

English Language Training for Ministry of Interior and NGO Representatives

Project Period: May 2004 - November 2004
Aim: To develop English skills among officials working at the Department of Associations of the Ministry of Interior and civil society representatives, and to support the dialogue between them
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Campaigning to Prevent Non-Judicial Punishments and Executions named as Honour Crimes

Project Period: April 2004 - September 2005
Aim: To prevent non-judicial punishments and executions through developing strategies and tools for effective campaigning and lobbying with a multi-agency approach
Partners: Diyarbakır and Mardin Governorships and Municipalities; KA-MER (Turkey); Active Learning Centre (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Integrated Dance

Project Period: April 2003 - September 2005
Aim: To raise awareness of the rights of disabled people through integrated dance with the support and experience of the UK.
Partners: Turkish Disabled Peoples Confederation; Çankaya Municipality; Gülüm Pekcan & Okyanus (Turkey); Stop Gap-Adam Benjamin (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Promoting Multi-Agency Approaches within the Juvenile Justice System

Project Period: May 2003 – March 2005
Aim: To achieve greater effectiveness of organisations working in the juvenile justice system through the promotion of change management and multi-agency working.
Partners: Ministry of Justice (Turkey); Individual and Organisational Development and Assessment (IODA - UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Jandarma Training in Juvenile Justice

Project Period: April 2003 - March 2004
Aim: To build capacity within the Jandarma regarding juvenile justice issues and to enable them to participate effectively in the larger inter-agency juvenile justice project
Partners: General Command of the Jandarma (Turkey)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Tackling Women Trafficking

Project Period: June 2002 - March 2003
Aim: To develop strategies for tackling women trafficking with a multi-agency approach through organising study visits to border countries and devising training programmes for Turkish authorities
Partners: General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Justice; Human Resources Development Foundation (Turkey); UK experts
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Promoting Effective Participation of Women in Society in the South Eastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Region

Project Period: June 2002 - October 2003
Aim: To develop the capacity of women’s groups to devise strategies for campaigning for women’s rights, and to support them to establish income generating projects for entrepreneurship
Partners: KA-MER, GAP Administration (Turkey); Active Learning Centre (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Training for Public Prosecutors in Prison Management

Project Period: May 2002 - March 2003
Aim: To develop a cadre of public prosecutors who, as part of their duties, are able to train other public prosecutors in prison management and in compliance with international human rights standards
Partners: Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London (UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

NGO Project Management Workshops and Introduction to NCVO (National Council for Vocational Organisations)

Project Period: March 2002
Aim: To provide training for leading Turkish NGOs in project management skills in order to assist them in accessing EU funding for their work
Partners: National Council for Vocational Organisations (UK)

Training for the Jandarma in Custody, Detention and Public Order Policing

Project Period: January 2002 - March 2003
Aim: To raise knowledge and awareness of international standards and human rights norms relating to custody and detention of suspects and the policing of public order through the design and delivery of a series of training seminars for Jandarma officers
Partners: General Command of Jandarma (Turkey); Bramshill National Police Training College (UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Forensic Science Training for the Jandarma

Project Period: January 2002 - March 2003
Aim: To deliver a needs-based training course for crime scene officers in the Jandarma on the management of forensic evidence
Partners: General Command of the Jandarma (Turkey); National Training Centre for Scientific Support for Crime Investigation (UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Independent Monitoring of Prisons

Project Period: October 2001- September 2002
Aim: To support the efforts of the Turkish authorities in setting up prison monitoring systems based on the UK model
Partners: Prisons Directorate of the Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Training for Prison Governors

Project Period: September 2001 - October 2002
Aim: To provide a management and human rights training course for prison governors in Turkey in order to increase their awareness of and to encourage greater compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights in Turkish prisons
Partners: Prisons Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East (TODAIE) - (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London  (UK)
Contacts: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Development of Prisoner Education and Recreation Programmes

Project Period: September 2001 - February 2003
Aim: To develop a policy for the introduction of balanced educational and recreational programmes for the prisoners in Turkey through partnerships between prisons in the UK and Turkey
Partners: Prisons Directorate of the Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King's College, University of London (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Training for Judges and Public Prosecutors

Project Period: October 2000 - March 2002
Aim: To support the effective running of the criminal justice system in Turkey and to increase awareness of international standards in human rights
Partners: Ministry of Justice (Turkey); London College of Law (UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

Human Rights Education in Primary Schools

Project Period: September 2000 - September 2001
Aim: To support the development of human rights education in primary and secondary schools through a programme of teacher training and the provision of printed materials
Partners: Ministry of National Education, Umut Foundation (Turkey); Citizenship Foundation (UK)

Training for Juvenile Justice

Project Period: October 2000 - October 2001
Aim: To improve knowledge and awareness of human rights norms relating to juvenile justice through the design and delivery of a training programme of juvenile justice to Turkish police officers and social workers
Partners: General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior (Turkey); Children's Legal Centre, University of Essex (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

Police Training to Combat Violence against Women

Project Period: October 2000 - October 2001
Aim: To strengthen the capacity of the Turkish police to investigate cases of sexual violence against women
Partners: General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior (Turkey); Teeside University (UK)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM

Project Period: October 2005 - March 2009
Aim: This project aims to support the public administration reform process of Turkey through sharing best practice from the UK, particularly in the area of strategic planning.
Partners: Prime Ministry (Turkey); UK Experts
Contacts: Esra Çanakçı or Berrak Altun

LIVING TOGETHER

Period: 2006 – March 2009
Living Together is a major British Council initiative that brings diverse groups together from 27 countries across Europe, to contribute to the global debate on intercultural dialogue
.Living Together Projects in Turkey: Migrants Cities and Imagine Your Future
Partners: Migration Research Program (MiReKoç), Koç University:,   İstanbul Bilgi University;-Media and Communications Department and Migration Centre, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Contacts: Esra Çanakçı and Berrak Altun

Media and Diversity

Project Period: 2005 - 2009
Aim: This project aims to raise awareness of the media concerning social inclusion issues and to promote responsible, sensitive and constructive journalism towards reporting disadvantaged groups in society through developing basic principles.
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Partners: Turkish Journalists Association (Turkey); BBC World Service Trust (UK)
Contacts: Esra Çanakçı or Berrak Altun