With the aim of expanding the pool of HELP certified trainers in Turkey for the future implementation of HELP courses, a training-of-trainers session was organised in Ankara on 30 September 2019 in cooperation with the Justice Academy of Turkey (JAT).

The HELP pool of trainers will be available to support the training needs for judges and prosecutors at the national level in cooperation with the respective national institutions. Certified trainers will be able to implement courses developed by the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme of the Council of Europe. These courses are also available online at the HELP e-learning platform for legal professionals.

The participants at this session included senior rapporteur judges from the JAT. They had the opportunity to receive a detailed introduction to the HELP Programme and practical exposure to the e-learning online platform by Dr. Musa Tanrıseven, HELP Focal Point in Turkey and Judge, JAT. Musa Toprak, HELP Info Point in Turkey, accompanied by Gamze Gül Çakır Kılıç, certified HELP national tutor and lawyer at the Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Migration Management, presented the expertise of HELP Programme and its large selection of online course dealing with Human Rights issues, and also engaged with the participants on the role and function of HELP tutors.

After the completion of their specific assignments, the participants will be certified by the HELP Programme.

  Catalogue of HELP courses in Turkish