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	Capacity Building for EU Accession


	What we have done so far

Our projects under this category were designed to support capacity building for state institutions and civil society organisations in areas relating to EU accession, with a special focus on social inclusion, human rights and democracy.

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		Support for Citizenship Education

	Project Period: April 2005 - March 2006 Aim: To promote an approach where citizenship courses at elementary and secondary schools are taught in a contemporary style and where students are encouraged to take an active part in the society Partners: National Committee of the Ministry of National Education (Turkey); Citizenship Foundation (UK) Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

		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

		Training for Criminal Justice Lawyers

	Project Period: November 1999 - August 2000 Aim: To raise the professional standards of criminal justice lawyers in Turkey and to improve the standards of legal education through the development of new training materials Partners: Various Bar Associations (Turkey); London College of Law (UK) Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

		English Language Training for DİYARBAKIR Bar Association

	Project Period: November 1999 - June 2000 Aim: To support lawyers from the Diyarbakır Bar Association to improve their English language skills and thereby give them greater access to the international community of lawyers Partners: Diyarbakır Bar Association (Turkey); UK expert Contact: Esra Çanakçı

		Police Training

Project Period: September 1999 - May 2000
Aim: To raise awareness of British and European policing methods in areas of public order, custody, anti-terrorism and serious crime and in procedures for custody, investigative interviewing and community involvement
Partners: General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior (Turkey); London Metropolitan Police (UK)
Contact: Seda Mumcu Aydeniz

		Training for Human Rights NGOs

Project Period: September 1999 - December 2000
Aim: To strengthen civil society organisations and help them function more effectively by providing organisational management training and the opportunity to examine different organisational models, and to evaluate their own organisation's strengths and weaknesses, share their common problems and offer proposals for solutions
Partners: Local experts (Turkey); International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC)
Contact: Esra Çanakçı

		Forensic Science Training for the Turkish Police

	Project Period: November 1998 - May 1999 Aim: To improve the scientific investigation of crime in line with internationally recognised standards in forensic science

		Police Training

	Project Period: November 1998 - April 1999 Aim: To raise awareness of British and European policing methods in the areas of public order policing, detention, arrest and investigative interviewing

		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 or Alkım Bağ