The "Smart Technologies Center Project (AKİTEK)" carried out by the Republic of Turkey and the European Union co-financed by the Ministry of Industry and Technology with a consortium led by WYG Turkey, was completed on February 15, 2024, after 36 months of implementation!
Started on February 15, 2021, this exciting journey was completed with the AKITASK-2024 Conference and Project Closing Ceremony organized in cooperation with KTO Karatay University Smart Technologies Center AKİTEK and TARMAKBİR on February 6-7, 2024, at Konya Selçuklu Congress Center with a higher than expected interest and international participation.
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the project.

The kick-off meeting of the "Analysis and Recommendations for Strengthening the Turkish Environmental Label System Project", which The World Bank funded, of which the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change is the main beneficiary, was held on 10 July 2023 in Ankara with the participation of officials from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, World Bank representatives and stakeholders from the public and private sectors.

The kick-off meeting of the “Technical Assistance Project for the Development of the Digitalization and Creativity Ecosystem in Kütahya”, funded by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye, implemented within the scope of the Competitive Sectors Program of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, to which the Municipality of Kütahya is the beneficiary, was held in Kütahya on 20 June 2023.

“Closing Conference of Technical Assistance for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights was realised on May 4, 2023, in Ankara.”

“Workshop on Improving Occupational Health and Safety in the Mining Industry” of the Project for the Improvement of Occupational Health and Safety in Mining (MISGEP) was held in Ankara on Thursday, April 27, 2023, as part of the World Occupational Health and Safety Day Events. 

Within the scope of the Technical Assistance for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, a study visit was held in Slovenia and Croatia on 27 February – 3 March 2023.

ROMSID Project Closing Event started on February 2, 2023 with the speeches of Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services Rıdvan DURAN, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Faruk KAYMAKCI, Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT, 27th Term Member of Parliament Cemal BEKLE and Deputy Head of Central Finance and Contracts Unit Barbaros Murat KÖSE. 

International Ombudsman Conference on “The Future of Human Rights in the 21st Century” was held in Ankara on 11-12 January 2023 within the scope of "Technical Assistance for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights", funded by the European Union, and of which the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Central Finance and Contracts Unit is the Contracting Authority and which is carried out under the leadership of the Directorate for EU Affairs.

Technical Assistance for Increasing the Quality of the Special Education Service for Inclusive Education (BEGEP) study visit was held on 28 November – 2 December 2022. Within the scope of the study visit, The Finnish National Agency for Education, Vanta Education Institution, Helsinki Ministry of Education and Culture, Celia Library providing service for the visually impaired, The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and schools providing mainstream education were visited in Helsinki. During the study visit, information on inclusive education practices was given, good practice examples and experiences were shared with the participants.

Within the scope of the “Technical Assistance for Increasing the Policy-Making Capacity of Directorate General of International Labour Force” Project (Migration4Work), of which the Directorate General of International Labour Force in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is the Operation Beneficiary, and WYG Turkey is the consortium leader, the “EU/EU Member States policy on brain drain” training under Intervention 1 Institutional Capacity Building – Intervention 1.1 Trainings regarding Labour Migration Policies of EU/EU Member States was delivered successfully with the participation of representatives from the Directorate General of International Labour Force and stakeholder institutions on November 28-29-39-December 1, 2022 at Ankara HiltonSA Hotel.

The new Roma Strategy Document which will cover 2022-2030 and the action plan prepared for the implementation of this strategy were introduced at the “ROMSID Public – NGO Meeting” Awareness-Raising Event held on 23-24-25 November 2022 with the aim of bringing the public and non-governmental organisations together within the scope of the ROMSID Project. 

A study visit was organised to Austria-Hungary, on 20-26 November 2022 within the scope of the Technical Assistance Project for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.

Within the scope of the “Technical Assistance for Increasing the Policy-Making Capacity of Directorate General of International Labour Force” Project (Migration4Work), of which the Directorate General of International Labour Force in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is the Operation Beneficiary, and WYG Turkey is the consortium leader, the “EU’s Free Trade Agreements, Labour Migration Agreements, Service Trade Agreements with 3rd countries” training under Intervention 1 Institutional Capacity Building – Intervention 1.1 Trainings regarding Labour Migration Policies of EU/EU Member States was delivered successfully with the participation of staff of Directorate General of International Labour Force and Operation Coordination Unit members on November 11-14-15, 2022 at Bilkent Hotel & Convention Center, Ankara.

International Knowledge and Experience Sharing Conference on "Migration and Human Rights" was held on 09-11 November 2022 in Istanbul within the scope of the European Union funded "Technical Assistance Project for Empowerment of the Role of the Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights", of which the Central Finance and Contracts Unit of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance is the Contracting Authority.

A study visit was organized to Prague, Czechia, on 31 October – 4 November 2022, within the scope of the Technical Assistance for Empowerment of the Role of the Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.

The first study visit of Technical Assistance for Empowering Women through Cooperatives was held on 10-14 October 2022 in Rome and Florence, Italy.
 

The "Quality Assurance Systems" training, organized within the scope of the Technical Assistance Project for Empowerment of the Role of the Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, was held in Ankara on 6 October 2022. In the training tailored for the relevant experts of the Ombudsman Institution, several topics were covered such as management system standards, information security management system standards, establishment, documentation, implementation, awareness and risk management.

Project Evaluation Meeting and Monthly Meetings of the Giresun Wastewater Project were held on 05.10.2022 in Giresun. Along with the meetings, site visits were conducted within the scope of the “Construction of Giresun Wastewater Treatment Plant (Lot-1)” and “Construction of Giresun Wastewater Collection System (Lot-2)”. The meetings and visits were attended by the European Union Delegation to Türkiye, representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, Giresun Municipality Project Implementation Unit, Consultant and Contractors.