Past Projects
We have been working on Society projects with various partners since 1998. In designing and delivering our work, we have been focusing on capacity building for EU accession, and networking and dialogue. The projects we have carried out in the past can be summarised as below:
Project
Aim
Period
Partners
Contacts
Strategy Development to Increase Employment of Women
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.
January 2009 - March 2010
İŞKUR
Selin Yaşamış and
Berrak Altun
Intercultural Navigators
Intercultural Navigators aims to develop groups of young leaders in Europe who can easily ‘navigate’ within and between different cultures
2009-
2010
Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit and Türkiye Uğur Böcekleri Project initiated by İzgören Akın Consultancy & Training Company.
Esra Çanakçı and
Ozan Dinçer
Living Together
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
2006 – March 2009
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)
Esra Çanakçı and
Berrak Altun
Improving Inter-Agency Cooperation and Coordination within the Child Protection System
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.
January 2006 - December 2008
Social Services and Child Protection Institution (SHCEK) of the Prime Ministry (Turkey); UK and Turkish Experts
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz and
Ozan Dinçer
Euroskills
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.
March 2006 - May 2008
Prime Ministry Secretariat General for EU Affairs (Turkey); Public Administration International (PAI – UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz and
Ozan Dinçer
Public Administration Reform
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.
October 2005 - March 2009
Prime Ministry (Turkey); UK Experts
Esra Çanakçı and
Berrak Altun
Media and Diversity
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.
2005 - 2009
Turkish Journalists Association (Turkey); BBC World Service Trust (UK)
Esra Çanakçı and
Berrak Altun
Inclusion of Disadvantaged Children in Education
This project aims to develop a guideline for school principles in order to help them introduce inclusive policies and strategies for disadvantaged children.
2005 - 2006
Ministry of National Education (Turkey); UK and Local Experts
Esra Çanakçı
A Journey towards an Information Society: Social Aspects of E-transformation
To support the progress of e-governance and information society works in Turkey through finding solutions to the identified needs and problems in this area with UK support and expertise considering social aspects of e-transformation
March 2005 -September 2005
Turkish Intelligence Foundation (Turkey); Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (UK)
Ozan Dinçer
Strengthening the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Provincial and Sub-Provincial Human Rights Boards
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.
2004 - 2006
Human Rights Presidency of the Prime Ministry (Turkey); Westminster University (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
English Language Training for Ministry of Interior and NGO Representatives
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
May 2004 - November 2004
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Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Cultural Differences; Children at Risk
To examine the current situation of specific groups with cultural differences with a focus on child issues and convey recommendations
April 2004 - March 2005
Bilgi University Centre for Migration (Turkey); UK Experts
Esra Çanakçı
EU Diversity Conference
To raise awareness among young professionals from the UK, Turkey and other EU candidate and member countries on issues of diversity in the construction of an integrated Europe
February 2004
Middle East Technical University Centre for European Studies (Turkey)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Campaigning to Prevent Non-Judicial Punishments and Executions named as Honour Crimes
To prevent non-judicial punishments and executions through developing strategies and tools for effective campaigning and lobbying with a multi-agency approach
April 2004 - September 2005
Diyarbakır and Mardin Governorships and Municipalities; KA-MER (Turkey); Active Learning Centre (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Integrated Dance
To raise awareness of the rights of disabled people through integrated dance with the support and experience of the UK.
April 2003 - September 2005
Turkish Disabled Peoples Confederation; Çankaya Municipality; Gülüm Pekcan & Okyanus (Turkey); Stop Gap-Adam Benjamin (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Promoting Multi-Agency Approaches within the Juvenile Justice System
To achieve greater effectiveness of organisations working in the juvenile justice system through the promotion of change management and multi-agency working.
May 2003 – March 2005
Ministry of Justice (Turkey); Individual and Organisational Development and Assessment (IODA - UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Jandarma Training in Juvenile Justice
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
April 2003 - March 2004
General Command of the Jandarma (Turkey)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Freedom of Association and the Law on Associations within the Process of EU Accession
To promote open debate about freedom of association in Turkey and the new Law on Associations with the participation of state officials and civil society representatives
October 2003 - December 2004
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (Turkey)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Disability Rights Study Visit
To build capacity within the Turkish authorities regarding disability rights developments in the UK in order to support the efforts on introducing a disability act in Turkey
June – July 2003
Turkish and UK authorities
Esra Çanakçı
Tackling Women Trafficking
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
June 2002 - March 2003
General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Justice; Human Resources Development Foundation (Turkey); UK experts
Esra Çanakçı
Promoting Effective Participation of Women in Society in the South Eastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Region
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
June 2002 - October 2003
KA-MER, GAP Administration (Turkey); Active Learning Centre (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Training for Public Prosecutors in Prison Management
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
May 2002 - March 2003
Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London (UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
NGO Project Management Workshops and Introduction to NCVO (National Council for Vocational Organisations)
To provide training for leading Turkish NGOs in project management skills in order to assist them in accessing EU funding for their work
March 2002
National Council for Vocational Organisations (UK)
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Training for the Jandarma in Custody, Detention and Public Order Policing
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
January 2002 - March 2003
General Command of Jandarma (Turkey); Bramshill National Police Training College (UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Forensic Science Training for the Jandarma
To deliver a needs-based training course for crime scene officers in the Jandarma on the management of forensic evidence.
January 2002 - March 2003
General Command of the Jandarma (Turkey); National Training Centre for Scientific Support for Crime Investigation (UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Training for Judges and Public Prosecutors
To support the effective running of the criminal justice system in Turkey and to increase awareness of international standards in human rights
2002
Ministry of Justice (Turkey); London College of Law (UK)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Independent Monitoring of Prisons
To support the efforts of the Turkish authorities in setting up prison monitoring systems based on the UK model
October 2001- September 2002
Prisons Directorate of the Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Training for Prison Governors
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
September 2001 - October 2002
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)
Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Development of Prisoner Education and Recreation Programmes
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
September 2001 - February 2003
Prisons Directorate of the Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King's College, University of London (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Conference on Rule of Law
To raise awareness and stimulate public debate about the rule of law and government accountability towards the public through a high profile conference attended by state representatives, academics, bar associations, NGOs and journalists
November 2000
İstanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)
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Training for Juvenile Justice
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
October 2000 - October 2001
General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior (Turkey); Children's Legal Centre, University of Essex (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Police Training to Combat Violence against Women
To strengthen the capacity of the Turkish police to investigate cases of sexual violence against women
October 2000 - October 2001
General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior (Turkey); Teeside University (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
An Inter-agency Approach to the Prevention of Torture
To encourage an inter-agency approach to the prevention of torture by promoting networking between NGOs, lawyers, medical professionals and to examine practical measures for the prevention of torture
October 2000 - June 2001
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Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Human Rights Education in Primary Schools
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
September 2000 - September 2001
Ministry of National Education, Umut Foundation (Turkey); Citizenship Foundation (UK)
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Networking Between Human Rights NGO
To produce a directory of NGOs as an information tool to promote networking between NGOs working in the human rights field
March 2000 - May 2001
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Seda Mumcu Aydeniz
Prison Management Feasibility Study
To make an assessment of the current situation in Turkish prisons, to begin a process of prioritising organisational and management needs of the Turkish prison service, and to assist the Ministry of Justice in implementation of its national penal reform programme
November 1999 - September 2000
Prison Directorate of the Ministry of Justice (Turkey); International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College, University of London (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
Children's Legal Rights
To raise the level of debate and knowledge about children's rights in Turkey through working with stakeholders to re-examine policies, practices and to assess the feasibility of setting up a Child Right's Centre
October 1999 - June 2000
Local expert ; Children's Legal Centre, University of Essex (UK)
Esra Çanakçı
An Inter-Agency Approach to the Prevention of Domestic Violence
To raise awareness of domestic violence among police officers, forensic medicine experts and lawyers, to facilitate better co-ordination between these groups and to improve methods of investigation and support
September 1998 - December 1999
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Research on Provision of Legal Advice to Vulnerable Groups
To examine the level of legal advice provided for disadvantaged groups, especially the poor and women, and to produce an information booklet
September 1998 - June 1999
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