The action aims to promote human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy in schools by empowering students in their digital presence through digital citizenship education (DCE) at the lower secondary level in Türkiye. The action  proposes a series of complementary measures to introduce the concept of digital citizenship and its essential core competences, which are grouped under three clusters as being online, wellbeing online and it is my right with reference to the Digital Citizenship Education tools of Council of Europe in education institutions in Türkiye in consultation with key stakeholders and end  beneficiaries. The following results are expected to be achieved through the action:

1. Schools have established a culture of respect and promotion of human rights and democracy. Stakeholders are empowered to exercise and defend their democratic rights and responsibilities in society, to value diversity and to play an active part in democratic life and the protection of rule of law.
2. Education stakeholders both at the national and provincial levels including school principals and teachers have increased capacity on DCE, education for democratic citizenship and human rights education
3. The capacity of lower-secondary school students to navigate in the online environment safely and responsibly, by building resilience to disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, and by contributing towards ensuring a healthy use of technology, is strengthened, with the goal of enhancing active participation of citizen
4. The public and educational stakeholders have a better understanding of democracy, human rights, rule of law, digital citizenship and democratic school culture

• Title of the Project: HF III - Pilot Project on Digital Citizenship Education in Türkiye
• Duration: 30 months
• Place/Country: Türkiye
• Budget: 900 000 Euro
• Funding: The project is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• End beneficiary: Ministry of National Education