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TYEC 2: Consolidating Ethics in the Public Sector in Turkey


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The Project on Consolidating Ethics in the Public Sector in Turkey (TYEC 2) is a joint EU/CoE co-funded project implemented by the Council of Europe. It is a follow-up project to TYEC 1 (Project on Ethics for the Prevention of Corruption in Turkey which was implemented between December 2007 and November 2009. The TYEC 2 project builds upon the achievements of TYEC 1 and seeks further improvements in the field of ethics and anti-corruption in Turkey taking into account relevant GRECO recommendations.The project will involve an in-depth training of trainers programme in the Turkish public sector, will strengthen and develop the capacities of the Ethics Commission to implement the Regulation on the Principles of Ethics Behaviour of the Public Officials and Application Procedures and Essentials (no. 25785, 04/13/2005), and will enhance public awareness on the role of ethics in public sector. The project will also support the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (“The Strategy of Increasing Transparency and Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Efforts (2010-2014)”).


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Activities in the past:

Introductory Meeting on Draft Terms of References for the Platform for Ethics
(Ankara, Turkey, 26 March 2013)

The workshop aimed at developing monitoring and evaluation tools for the ethics trainings which will be conducted during the project lifetime and afterwards. The meeting included the participation of 20 trainers from the Council of Ethics and other public institutions.
This event provided and opportunity to define the possible options for the monitoring methods. During the workshop, Turkish ethics trainers discussed the necessary tools to be introduced within the ethics trainings with guidance of the Project Long Term Adviser and Short Term Experts.
The recommendations collected will be elaborated by the Project team and reflect to the ethics training strategy.

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Conference – Consolidating Ethics in the Public Sector in Turkey
(Ankara, Turkey, 12 February 2013)

Strengthening the implementation of Code of Ethics across the public sector and other issues concerning ethics in public administration in Turkey was addressed and discussed at a high-level conference which was held on 12 February 2013, in Ankara. The keynote speeches were delivered by Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Beşir Atalay, the Chair of the Council of Ethics for the Public Service, Prof. Dr. Sedat Murat, the Head of the Council of Europe’s Ankara Programme Office, Adrian Butler, and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert. The conference is expected to further promote TYEC 2 project's objectives and enhance public awareness on the role of ethics in public sector.

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Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of the Ethics Trainings
(Ankara, Turkey, 18 December 2012)

TYEC2 Workshop 18 December 2012The workshop aimed at developing monitoring and evaluation tools for the ethics trainings which will be conducted during the project lifetime and afterwards. The meeting included the participation of 20 trainers from the Council of Ethics and other public institutions.
This event provided and opportunity to define the possible options for the monitoring methods. During the workshop, Turkish ethics trainers discussed the necessary tools to be introduced within the ethics trainings with guidance of the Project Long Term Adviser and Short Term Experts.
The recommendations collected will be elaborated by the Project team and reflect to the ethics training strategy.


First Steering Committee Meeting
(Ankara, Turkey, 27 November 2012)

The TYEC 2 project held its first Steering Committee Meeting on 27 November 2012 in Ankara. The project completed its inception phase in July 2012 and submitted its 1st quarterly report on activities in October 2012. The stakeholders discussed the issues of importance with regard to the activities implemented so far and made decisions when it comes to the calendar of activities for period January - June 2013, the organisation of the high level event and steps to be taken by each project partner in this matter. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Council of Ethics, Delegation of the European Union, Council of Europe and other partners' institutions.

Agenda: English/Turkish
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Workshop on the Revision of the Ethics Training Curricula
(Ankara, Turkey, 20 September 2012)

The workshop was aimed at sharing the experiences of trainers who had conducted the ethics trainings with TYEC 1 project. The event included the participation of 24 trainers from the Council of Ethics and public institutions. The workshop provided an opportunity to take a stock of the lessons learnt during the TYEC 1 project and reach the agreement on measures to be undertaken for the implementation of the ethics trainings throughout the TYEC 2 lifetime. The recommendations elaborated during the workshop will be further evaluated by the Project team and reflected into the ethics training strategy.

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Start-up Meetings
(Ankara, Turkey, 14-15 June 2012)

Start-up meetings between the Council of Europe representatives and the main project beneficiary (Council of Ethics), other beneficiaries (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of National Education, Land Registry Office, Council of Higher Education, different NGOs), representatives of the project donor (European Union Delegation) and the contracting authority (The Central Finance and Contract Unit) were held on 14 and 15 June 2012 in Ankara. Views on how to move forward with implementation of certain specific project activities as well as different issues related to the kick off event, Steering Committee, reporting and visibility of the project were discussed and agreed.

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PROJECT DOCUMENTATION & DELIVERIES
Project Summaries
  English / Turkish
Workplan of Activities
Inception Report
  English / Turkish
Progress Report
Final Report
Visibility Strategy
  English / Turkish
Technical Papers
Press Communication
TYEC 1 Project
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Activities
USEFUL LINKS
 Prime Ministry of Turkey
Ethics Council
GRECO Reports on Turkey:
Joint First and Second
  Evaluation  Round Report

Third Evaluation Round Report:
  Theme I

Third Evaluation Round Report: 
  Theme II

OECD Reports
CONTACTS
TYEC 2 Turkey Project