8 March – International Women’s Day
Over the years, the Council of Europe's activities to promote the cause of women have taken a number of forms, such as legal measures, mobilising public opinion and training and research. One of the main threads running through all these activities is the principle that there can be no lasting...
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 14 MARCH 2023 Call for Tender for the Purchase of National Consultancy Services in Assessment - Evaluation, and Specialized Training in the Field of Mediation in Türkiye
The Council of Europe (CoE) is currently implementing a Joint project on “Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Turkey is co-funded by the European Union, and the Council of Europe. The Turkish Ministry of Justice is the end beneficiary of the Project. This specific tender procedure...
Cooperation Meeting with Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye
The Head of Office, ad interim and two project staff of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara visited the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye to discuss potential cooperation opportunities. Project proposals in the field of anti-discrimination and equal/fundamental rights...
REVISION AND EXTENDED DEADLINE: 3 MARCH 2023 Call for Tenders – Acquisition of E-Library Automation System
The EU and Council of Europe joint project on “Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of Justice Professionals on Prevention of the European Convention on Human Rights Violations in Turkey”, implemented from March 2019 is launching a tender call under the Council of Europe...
Call For Tender-CAS-II: Provision of Design, Layout, Printing, and Distribution Services within the Scope of “Strengthening Criminal Justice Project” (2nd update)
A maximum of three (3) service providers are sought for design, layout, printing and distribution of the publications prepared under The EU and Council of Europe joint project on “Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of Justice Professionals on Prevention of the European...
RE-LAUNCH: Call for Tender – national consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye and has launched a tender seeking for Provider(s) for the provision of consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners to be...
Call for Tender for the Purchase of National Consultancy Services in Assessment - Evaluation, and Specialized Training in the Field of Mediation in Türkiye
The Council of Europe (CoE) is currently implementing a Joint project on “Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Turkey is co-funded by the European Union, and the Council of Europe. The Turkish Ministry of Justice is the end beneficiary of the Project. This specific tender procedure...
Call for tenders: local consultancy services in the areas of women’s access to justice, women’s human rights and gender equality
Within the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2023-2026" and its action “Fostering women’s access to justice in Türkiye”, the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara initiates a call, a competitive...
Call for tenders: Procurement of printing and publication services
Within the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye 2023-2026" and its action “Fostering women’s access to justice in Türkiye”, the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara initiates a call, a competitive...
Call for Tender for National Consultancy Services on Gender Mainstreaming
In the framework of the action "Strengthening the human rights protection in the Context of Migration in Türkiye’’, implemented under the joint European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe initiates...
Call for Tender for a General Pool of National Consultants for Council of Europe action: "Strengthening the Human Rights Protection in the Context of Migration in Türkiye’’
In the framework of the action "Strengthening the human rights protection in the Context of Migration in Türkiye’’, implemented under the joint European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe initiates...
Call for tenders for the provision of printing and distribution services for the Project on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Administrative Judiciary and Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Council of State”
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Administrative Judiciary and Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Council of State”. The purpose of this call is to identify maximum three (2) providers for each lot for the provision of...
Needs to further improve and streamline discipline and reward procedures and measures for prisoners in Türkiye have been identified
An assessment mission to detect existing legislative and practical shortcomings and gaps and accordingly define the needs for improvement in the discipline and reward procedures and measures for prisoners took place from 30 January to 2 February 2023 in various provinces of Türkiye. During the...
International Symposium on Administrative Judiciary
On 30-31 January 2023, the International Symposium on Administrative Justice in Türkiye: best international practices and reform of the Turkish system was held in Ankara within the framework of the EU-CoE Joint Project on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Administrative Judiciary and...
Discussion held with Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation in Family Law
On 26 January 2023, an important meeting was held with the representatives of the Commission on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye to identify the need for effective cooperation between stakeholders involved in family law and family law procedures, in...
First Training of Trainers delivered on the impact of individual application judgments
The impact of judgments issued by the Constitutional Court of Türkiye in the context of individual applications and the role of Turkish lawyers in human rights protection were at the centre of discussions during the training-of-trainers (ToT) workshop held in Ankara on 19-20 January 2023, under...
Call for Tender - SIAC II - Printing and Design & Questions Received and their Answers
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Joint Project on “Supporting the Effective Implementation of Turkish Constitutional Court Judgments in the field of Fundamental Rights”. Within the scope of this project, the purpose of this call for tender is to create a pool with maximum five...
Turkish Judges and Prosecutors Received In-Service Training on Reasoning of Judgments and Right to Liberty and Security
Approximately 134 judges and prosecutors enhanced their knowledge on reasoning of criminal judgments and right to liberty and security through an in-service training activity in Konya, organised on 13-14 January 2023. In her opening remarks, Ms Pınar Başpınar, as Acting Head of the Council of...
Final Meeting on Enhancing Cooperation and Awareness on Cybercrime Among Relevant National Institutions was held
On 10-11 January 2023, the eighth and last Coordination Meeting on Cybercrime was held in Konya in hybrid format. The meeting was attended by 44 representatives of the Ministry of Justice Directorate General of Criminal Affairs, Konya Provincial Police and Provincial Gendarmerie Command, Banking...
Trainers Trained on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye
More than fifty representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye and also judges and prosecutors in charge of handling and managing requests for international cooperation in criminal matters participated in two Training of Trainers activities organised in Ankara on 19-21 December 2022 and...
