Lower taxes on formal sector employment and increased investments in skills training and social care are needed to reduce inequalities.

Joint steps to make the world a better place through the technology and sustainable development goals were discussed at the Social Good Summit Istanbul, which was organized by the cooperation of United Nations Development Programme and Türk Telekom.

We are happy to note that the project to “Support the Improvement of Legal Aid Practices for Access to Justice for All in Turkey” has gained speed with the meeting of the 1st Steering Committee on 9 September 2016. International recognition of the project was noted with reference to the latests CEDAW...

“Karaman Apple Sector Conglomeration and Local Economic Development Training Program” was held in Karaman from the 3th to the 4th of August in cooperation with the Mevlana Development Agency, United Nations Development Programme, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and Karaman Apple Producers Association.

The winners for the Photography Competition held as part of the project sponsored for the 2016 period, ‘The Village that Smells Like Lavender Project’ have been announced.

Stakeholders meeting on Gazipaşa Forest Management Plans was held in Gazipaşa on 16 August 2016 in the context of the “Mediterranean Integrated Forest Management Project.’’

Newly prepared forest management plans of Gülnar Forest District Directorate were presented in a meeting to respective partners in Gülnar on 18-19 August 2016.

n the context of the Mediterranean Integrated Forest Management Project, a meeting on the integration of new models and approaches into forest management plans was held in Gazipaşa on 13 June 2016.

Turkey is no longer a country that is losing its forests, but one that is increasing and enriching its forest land each year with reforestation works. There has been 9 million hectares of land reforested since 1946. This is almost 10% of the country’s total land.

The Social Good Summit, which is being held in many cities across the world, is in Istanbul for the fourth time!

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today appointed globally acclaimed actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, best known for his starring role on HBO’s Game of Thrones, as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.

Country Planning Workshop on Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) (2017-2018) in response to Syria Crisis has started in Ankara on 20th of September 2016. The Workshop on 3RP was co-hosted by Government of Turkey, UNHCR and UNDP Turkey. The overall strategy of 3RP in response to Syria crisis is to strengthen national capacity to ensure sustainability and national ownership of interventions.

People around Turkey and beyond will share their thoughts during Social Good Summit İstanbul meet-up, on how technology and new media can help achieve equality for all by 2030 with the changing dynamics our new world. Social Good Summit meet-ups organized all around the world are looking for answers to the...

Among the buildings constructed in line with the principles of Integrated Building Design Approach as a part of 'the Project on Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings of Turkey' are a vocational high school composed of a school building, a workshop premises, a dormitory building and a gym for the Ministry of...

Held this year for the second edition as a part of the Project on the Integrated Management of Mediterranean Forests carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in cooperation with the General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) and with the GEF's financial contribution, the "Forest and Human"...

Carried out in cooperation with the General Directorate of Forestry and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the project titled "Integrated Management of High Conservation Value Mediterranean Forests" promotes the sustainable management of forests across Turkey. The General Directorate of Forestry...

Aiming to develop the capacity of attorneys who have provided or will provide legal aid services to disadvantaged groups, thereby ensuring the provision of efficient and quality legal aid service throughout Turkey, field visits under the project entitled “Support to the Improvement of Legal Aid Practices for Access...

Kuyucak Village in Isparta provides 93% of Turkey’s lavender production. Lavender Scented Village Project, supported within the scope of Future is in Tourism, which is implemented in partnership with Ministry of Culture and Tourism, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Anadolu Efes, aims to develop the...

Works are accelerated within the scope of “Support to Development of a Policy Framework for Total Factor Productivity in Turkey” project which aims to improve the contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) to growth. Until today series of meetings were organized for public and private sector for the...

Workshop on Decision Support Systems and MRV in forestry was held in Ankara on 30 May-3 June 2016 within the “Integrated Approach to Management of Forests in Turkey, with Demonstration in High Conservation Value Forests in the Mediterranean Region’ Project. The objective of the workshop was to identify the...

Under the title 'Advancing the Measurement of Sustainable Tourism Development', UNWTO Member States, NGOs, academic institutions and other public and private sector entities discussed approaches to effectively measure, monitor and assess tourism performance and impacts at destination level. This consultative...

A series of the meetings were organized in 5 pilot sites of  project on “Integrated Approach to Management of Forests in Turkey, with Demonstration in High Conservation Value Forests in the Mediterranean Region” with the participation of the personnel from Forest District Directorates, representatives from...

This year, as part of the Golden Compass Awards, the fifth UNDP Special Award was given to “Antalya Smart City” project. Antalya Smart City Project, which is carried out by the collaboration of Turk Telekom, Directcomm Marketing Group and Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, aims to provide new business opportunities...