TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTING THE SOLUTION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROBLEMS IN DIYARBAKIR, ŞANLIURFA, GAZIANTEP, AND ERZURUM, AS MAJOR IN-MIGRANT DESTINATIONS

Beneficiaries: Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Erzurum Municipalities
Project Start Date: 12/2007
Duration: 24 Months
Project Objectives and Results:
The overall objective of the project is to mitigate adverse impacts of rapid migration in major urban areas by building a critical planning and operational capacity to effectively address key problems related to the rapid rural-urban migration into the municipalities of Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Erzurum, and Şanlıurfa (DGES).
The achieved results of the project are as follows:
Result 1: Development of a critical capacity within DGES to plan, organise, provide and manage adequate public services for a rapidly growing population
Result 2: Direct contribution to the integration of rural-urban migrants in DGES through 18 preconceived pilot projects
Target Groups:
- Migrant communities
- The municipalities and governorships of DGES
- Related pilot project directors, social partners and governmental organisations
Reference Number: EuropeAid/123640/D/SER/TR