Turkey
Eastern Europe
Capital Ankara
Population 76.8 million
Life Expectancy 71.96.9
Access to clean water 97%
Adult Literacy 87.4%
Under five mortality 25.78 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $11,900
Transforming Turkish Textiles
Aiming to transform the Turkish textile sector into a competitive industry, a new UN Joint Porgramme (UNJP) will enhance the international competitiveness of SMEs in the textile and clothing sector of Turkey. Launched in early November, “Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkey’s Textile Sector” will concentrate specifically on SMEs located in poor and vulnerable regions such as Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman, and Malatya, the programme and integrate them into the global and domestic value chains, providing job for millions residing in these regions.
Our Joint Programmes
Enhancing the Capacity of Turkey to Adapt to Climate ChangeThis joint program addresses the priority area of “Enhancing Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change”. Turkey is highly vulnerable to climate change. As part of the southern belt of Mediterranean Europe, the country is already facing an observed warming trend in temperatures and a decreasing trend in precipitation.
Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for SMEs in Turkey’s Textile SectorTargeting SMEs in the textile sector, the largest and most labour-intensive sector in Turkey, this innovative joint programme aims at enabling the local business community to reach a state of “responsible competitiveness”, involving both upgrading the productivity and market access of firms as well as benefiting local disadvantaged communities in poor areas, including Central and South-eastern Anatolia.
Growth with Decent Work for AllThe overall objective of the Joint Program (JP) is adoption and implementation of employment policies benefiting the most vulnerable groups in the labor market within the context of Turkey’s east-west migration. The JP aims to reduce youth unemployment among vulnerable migrant communities and increase the participation of women in the labor force.
Alliances for Culture Tourism (ACT) in Eastern AnatoliaThe joint program will mobilize the culture sector in Turkey’s least developed region – east Anatolia. The result will be increased incomes and enhanced understanding of “shared” culture between the people of eastern Anatolia and of neighboring countries and among people of different faiths.
IN THE NEWS
Alliances for Culture Tourism in Eastern Anatolia
Alliances for Culture Tourism in Eastern Anatolia UN Joint Program was launched in Ankara on 18 November 2008. This program will be funded by the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) entrusted to United Nations by the Government of Spain and will be managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in cooperation with United Nations organizatons (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNWTO). The Joint Program aims to promote culture tourism in Kars and the region of Eastern Anatolia.
Joint Effort to Better Adapt to Climate Change
As part of the UN Joint Programme “Enhancing the Capacity of Turkey to Adapt to Climate Change”, which is implemented by UNDP and the
STORIES
There's a village out there
As the famous Turkish folk song goes, “there’s a village out there that is ours, even though we’ve never been there yet...” There are several communities surrounding the very eastern province of Kars that many of even Turkish people haven’t visited yet, but they hold a considerable potential to develop the tourism sector in the entire Kars region.
Transforming Turkish Textiles
Aiming to transform the Turkish textile sector into a competitive industry, a new UN Joint Porgramme (UNJP) will enhance the international competitiveness of SMEs in the textile and clothing sector of Turkey. Launched in early November, “Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkey’s Textile Sector” will concentrate specifically on SMEs located in poor and vulnerable regions such as Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman, and Malatya, the programme and integrate them into the global and domestic value chains, providing job for millions residing in these regions.
Kars Locals Visit Spain
Following a study tour to Spain organized by a UN Programme not only is Nuran Özyılmaz, a small restaurant owner in the remote city of Kars
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