Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) improved the physical conditions of the El-Devle Orphanage in Iraq and provided equipment support.
Located in the city of Babil, 120 km south of Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, “El Devle Orphanage” serves as a social shelter established in 1962. The orphanage is home to 15 children in total, whose ages range between 7-18. With the project carried on by TİKA, the physical conditions of the orphanage was improved, and the equipment needed was provided.
TİKA’s Coordinator, Oğuzhan Dinler; El-Devle Orphanage Director, Hıdayır Hamza Selman; representatives of Governorship of Babylon; representatives of Disability and Special Needs Care Institution and representatives of various non-governmental organizations attended the opening ceremony of the project which aims to improve the service offered to orphans.
El Devle Orphanage Director Selman thanked TİKA for their support to the orphans.
With the project carried on by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), pastry training was provided to Cameroonian women.
19 Cameroonian women have gained skills with the 3-month training provided with the cooperation of the FEMADS Association in the capital city of Yaounde.
Topics such as preparation, storage and marketing of the various pastry products were both theoretically and practically taught during the training.
Certificates were presented to the participants who completed the courses successfully with a ceremony.
The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Family, the Ministry of Employment and Professional Training and FEMADS Association representatives and the families of the attendees, along with Türkiye’s Temporary Acting Ambassador to Yaounde, Handan Hilal Köse and TİKA’s Coordinator in Yaounde, Burak Özden attended the certification ceremony.
Within the scope of the project, with which equipment and material support was provided, the women who completed the training had the chance to benefit from the employment opportunity or to establish their own business.
It is aimed that approximately 90 people will benefit from these training programs in a year with the project.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided equipment support to the Novi Pazar Turkish Cultural Center serving within the Novi Pazar Municipality Cultural Center, which was opened by the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in 2010.
Turkish language education has been given to approximately 3000 students so far in the center, where there are two Turkish language lecturers employed and who were charged by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Education. At the moment, 345 students actively receive education.
In the center, where the student number is rapidly growing because of the rise in demand for Turkish courses, the equipment needed for the classroom space expanded by Novi Pazar Municipality was provided by TİKA.
Attending the opening ceremony, the Mayor of Novi Pazar Municipality, Nihat Bişevac, emphasized that the Turkish Cultural Center is a reflection of the good relations between Serbia and Türkiye and mentioned that the interest towards the cultural center has increased among young people.
In his speech, Consul General in Novi Pazar, Başar Başol, stated that lots of young people living in the Sancak region are learning Turkish in the Turkish Cultural Center and that the project carried out by TİKA is essential for the introduction of the Turkish language and culture.
As a part of the “Project for Supporting Bosnian Farmers of Peja with Equipment for Production of Milk and Dairy Products”, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided machines used in the production of milk and dairy products to the farmers in Peja and Istog Municipalities in Western Kosovo.
Emilija Rexhep, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo for Minority Issues and Human Rights; Fulya Aslan, TİKA’s Coordinator in Pristina; and producers attended the delivery ceremony.
At the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Rexhepi stated that she is more than glad to participate in such an event in which TİKA supports the projects of the members of minority communities in Kosovo. Expressing their hope that producers will better organize their works with support from TİKA, Rexhepi said, "I would like to congratulate all of you once again on the project in hopes that we, as the Government of Kosovo, will maintain our partnership with the Turkish government institution TİKA."
TİKA’s Coordinator Aslan also explained that TİKA has carried out various projects in this field to meet the need for food of the people of Kosovo, enhance the agriculture and livestock sector which has a critical position in the country’s economy, and improve the conditions of production.
Drawing attention to the issues due to the inadequacy of animal and agricultural products for the increasing global population and the lack of food security in products, Aslan said, "Today, we aim to allow the production of healthy milk and dairy products, that are processed with modern and sanitary methods through the milk cooling tanks and the equipment for the production of dairy products which we will provide to our dear farmers, and therefore to ensure quality production and food security."
As a part of the project, 10 farmers were provided with machinery used in the production and storage of milk and dairy products.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) opened the poultry farming facility established in Romit Rehabilitation Center of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions of the Ministry of Health and Social Security of Tajikistan.
All the equipment and materials needed for the establishment of the facility with a capacity for 3 thousand chickens at the rehabilitation center with this project were provided by TİKA. As a part of the project, a 2-ton cold storage was installed and 15 tons of feed was provided to the facility.
The project aims to ensure quality and sustainable food for elderly and disabled persons who benefit from the center and to provide healthy and safe chicken suitable for the diet of elderly and disabled persons. Other centers of the agency will also benefit from the chickens raised in the facility established at Romit Rehabilitation Center.
The Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions of the Ministry of Health and Social Security of the Republic of Tajikistan is a public institution which serves people who are elderly, have disabilities, have no family, or are in need, in various fields, including accommodation. The Agency maintains its activities in 11 centers through nursing homes, centers for the mentally handicapped, and rehabilitation centers in different regions of the country. These centers serve over 2 thousand elderly and disabled persons.
Camoliddin Abdullozoda, the Minister of Health and Social Security of Tajikistan; Hakimcon Holzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions of Tajikistan; İbrahim Erbir, TİKA’s Coordinator; and representatives from relevant institutions attended the opening ceremony of the poultry farming facility.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Health, Abdullozoda indicated that this is an exemplary project, the social contribution of which is crucial, and thanked TİKA. Highlighting the importance of having rehabilitation centers, especially for elderly and disabled persons and veterans, in the country that have the facilities available for a healthy and sustainable food supply, Abdullozoda stated that the project is a very valuable step in this regard.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided 30 motorcycles to the families making a living from fishing in the An Giang, Ho Chi Minh, and Tay Ninh provinces of Vietnam.
In Southern Vietnam, about 90,000 Muslims living in the territories of An Giang, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), and Tyn Ninh provinces, close to the Cambodian border, make their living from fishing and other seafood in the Mekong Delta.
Carrying out a project to solve the market problem of some of the families with no vehicles that need to cover distances to get their products to cities 70-80 km away, TİKA provided motorcycles with cold chains to 30 families. 15 of the motorcycles were distributed to families in An Giang Province, 10 in Ho Chi Minh Province, and 5 in Tay Ninh Province.
Speaking at the delivery ceremony, Truong Hoang Trong, the Governor of An Giang, stated that Türkiye and Vietnam are two fellow countries and that they are ready for any effort to improve their relations with Türkiye.
In her speech, Yeşim Baktır, TİKA’s Specialist, noted that the Government of Vietnam sent a Search and Rescue Team consisting of 120 people, 6 dogs, and 42 tons of supply to our country regarding the earthquake that hit 11 of our cities in the last February and expressed her thanks.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided laboratory equipment support for the TRNC Güzelyurt Agricultural Research Institution to use in the genetic research of citrus.
Due to the fact that the yield of certain citrus varieties changes in different climate conditions and soils, it is essential to carry out genetic molecular analyses in order to sort out these varieties. Owing to the laboratory equipment and chemicals provided by TİKA, it will be possible to conduct genetic molecular analyses on more than 70 rootstock-possible bitter orange, lemon, and orange, identified across the island. The conducted processes will result in data that will lay the groundwork for both rootstock and variety development efforts. In light of the obtained data, the producers will be able to take the necessary precautions to grow citrus under favorable conditions. The project will allow the distribution of distinct varieties to growers by facilitating the identification of rootstock strains in terms of efficiency in citrus production and resistance to drought and disease.
The genetic relations of the selected 89 citrus fruits will be investigated through SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats), cpDNA (chloroplast DNA), and CAPS (Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequences) gene regions. The registration and certification processes of the selected varieties will be initiated following the analysis of the line of descent of 16 citrus fruits in the citrus collection of TRNC Güzelyurt Agricultural Research Station, Antalya BATEM (West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institution), and the Faculty of Agriculture of Çukurova University.
The project outputs will benefit particularly citrus growers in TRNC, relevant institutions and organizations, agricultural faculties of universities; as well as TRNC, Türkiye, and other citrus-grower countries within the scope of the preservation of genetic resources and endemics that are important for the country.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) renovated the sales center of the Association of Persons with Disabilities operating in the city of Agadez and provided materials and equipment to the workshops of the production center under the association.
The city of Agadez, one of the significant centers of attraction in Niger in a cultural sense, is a frequent destination for many domestic and foreign visitors each year. Especially the traditionally-organized Cure Salée and Inferouane Festivals are important sources of income for the tradespeople of the region.
In addition, members of the association of persons with disabilities, established under the auspices of the Sultanate of Air and operating in the city center of Agadez, earn income by offering the cultural and daily life products they produce to the people of Agadez and foreign visitors.
In line with the request of the Sultanate of Air (Agadez) which is in the culturally leading position of the city of Agadez, one of the most important centers for the historical fellowship and cooperation between Niger and Türkiye; TİKA renovated the sales center of the association of persons with disabilities operating under the Sultanate in accordance with the traditional architecture.
As a part of the support project, materials such as fabrics, sewing machines, optical glasses/frames, leathers, iron, and complementary equipment were also provided to the needlecraft, metal welding, leather, and optics workshops within the vocational production center, which operates under the association of persons with disabilities in Agadez and produces various materials, particularly daily life items.
The renovated sales center and production equipment were presented to the authorities with the participation of Oumarou Ibrahim Oumarou, the Sultan of Air (Agadez); Amadou Amadou, TİKA’s Office Assistant in Niamey; and members of the Association of Persons with Disabilities of the Sultanate of Air.
It is expected that more than 250 families will benefit from the project aiming to contribute to the employment and economic integration of people with disabilities in Agadez and to increase the income of the professionals who are members of the association.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided Basic Firefighting and CBRN Incident Response Training to the fire and rescue service team of Bangladesh as part of the Emergency and Disaster Response Training Program (ADAMEP) held in Dhaka, the capital city.
A total of 30 firefighters and rescue team members from different parts of Bangladesh participated in the “Basic Firefighting and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear) Incident Response Training,” held by TİKA in cooperation with the CBRN Defense and Security Brigade Command of the Ministry of National Defense, the Fire Department of Konya Metropolitan Municipality, and Fire Service and Civil Defense Training Center of Bangladesh.
Theoretical and Applied Training Was Provided
Ramis Şen, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Dhaka; Brigadier General Muhammad Main Uddin, the Director General of the Fire Service and Civil Defense of Bangladesh; Şevki Mert Barış, TİKA’s Program Coordinator in Dhaka; Latif Erdoğan, the Chief of the Fire Department of Konya Metropolitan Municipality; Lieutenant Commander Ali Çobanoğlu, the trainer of the CBRN Defense and Security Brigade Command; and authorities of Bangladesh attended the opening ceremony of the training.
Speaking at the ceremony, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Dhaka, Ramis Şen drew attention to the increasing cooperation areas between Bangladesh and Türkiye.
Brigadier General Muhammad Main Uddin, the Director General of the Fire Service and Civil Defense of Bangladesh, started his speech by commemorating the victims of the earthquake that hit our country on February 6, 2023. Uddin highlighted the rooted fellowship between Bangladesh and Türkiye and expressed his appreciation for this growing fellowship.
During the 7-day training program, the participants were given theoretical and applied training on fire response, urban search and rescue, response to traffic accidents, CBRN and international disaster management, and crime scene investigation. At the end of the training, an exercise was conducted under the supervision of expert instructors. Staying in Bangladesh throughout the training, the committee paid inspection visits to fire departments.
Certificates Were Presented at a Ceremony
30 firefighters of Bangladesh, who successfully completed the theoretical and applied training, were given certificates at a ceremony held in the capital city, Dhaka. The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Dhaka, TİKA’s Coordination Office representatives, training committee, and authorities from the Fire Department of Bangladesh attended the certification ceremony.
The ADAMEP-Basic Firefighting Training aims to reduce the loss of life and property arising from the chemical based fires breaking out at factories, especially in textile sector, in Bangladesh and the ADAMEP-CBRN Incident Response Module aims to increase the capacity of the responses against possible chemical, radioactive, and nuclear leakages at the nuclear plant to be activated next year.
Turkish doctors, who had gone to Kazakhstan with the support of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), achieved a closed muscle transplant surgery that has never been done before in the country.
Turkish doctors shared their experiences with their Kazakh colleagues at the international conference themed “Innovation in Traumatology and Orthopedics”, held at Astana Medical University in the capital, Astana, and hosted by the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan with contributions from TİKA.
Turkish doctors under the presidency of Prof. Dr. Ulunay Kanatlı from the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University achieved a closed muscle transplant surgery that has never been done before in the country.
During the surgery, Kanatlı gave detailed information on the muscle transplant with closed technique to Kazakh doctors.
“Apparently, they liked it a lot and found it educative”
Following the successful operation, Prof. Dr. Kanatlı stated that they use a different method in this field and that the closed surgery has developed significantly.
Kanatlı said, “They (Kazakhstan) asked us to share our experiences in muscle transplant conducted in closed surgery technique. We tried to demonstrate how we transfer the muscle and implant it with a closed technique. “At the moment, from the impressions we get, apparently they liked it a lot and found it educative.”
“We are interested in extensive cooperation in scientific matters too”
Yerik Raymagambetov, the Head of the Department of Orthopedics of the National Traumatology and Orthopedics Research Institute, indicated that the shoulder joint pathology is one of the most common diseases and said, “Prof. Dr. Ulunay Kanatlı is a world-renowned doctor. We have already invited him to an experience sharing meeting to be organized next year in May.”
Mentioning that they are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding with Gazi University, Raymagambetov said, “We are interested not only in the surgical field but in extensive cooperation in scientific matters too.”
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided seed and fertilizer support to the farmers in Somaliland.
Carried out with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Somaliland and TİKA, in the scope of the Agricultural Development and Fight Against Drought Project, seed and chemical fertilizer (Sorghum, corn, pea seeds) support was provided to 100 farmers.
With the project put into practice in 2021, motor pumps and agricultural equipment were provided to farmers.
The development of the farming areas of the surrounding villages of the city of Hargeisa, increase in the productivity and quality of the agricultural output, taking precautions for the possible shortage considering the region’s geographic and climatic characteristics and fighting against drought were aimed at the project.
Minister of Agriculture of Somaliland, Abdulkadir Iman Warsame; Republic of Turkey’s Deputy Consul General, Onuralp Doğan Çakır; TİKA’s Coordinator in Somalia, İlhami Turus and the farmers that will benefit from the project attended the delivery ceremony.
20 thousand textbooks were provided to improve literacy in Afghanistan by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).
To support people learning to read and write in the public education centres in Herat and surrounding provinces, TİKA engaged in assistance activities.
Within the scope of this activity, 10 thousand Dari Persian (Persian dialect in Afghanistan) and 10 thousand Mathematics, a total of 20 thousand books, were delivered to the people in charge.
TİKA’s Coordinator in Herat, Arafat Deniz, in his speech at the delivery ceremony held in Herat Ministry of Education, stated that: “Almost 70% of the Afghanistan people are not literate. We wanted to put this project into practice to support the resolution of this problem. Thus, we always focus on and prioritise education projects in Afghanistan. We foresee that the 20 thousand textbooks published by our Agency would fulfil the needs for a few years.
Herat Minister of Education, Abdullah Emini, thanked Türkiye and its institutions for the assistance activities of TİKA in Herat.
