The neonatal unit was named “Türkiye” by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health on the 100th anniversary of our Republic as a permanent symbol of the two countries’ collaboration in the healthcare field.
After Hurricane Ian hit Cuba in August 2022, the devices at Eusebio Hernandez Children’s Hospital were severely damaged following power outages and fires in the country’s capital, Havana and many cities on the west coast. Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) renovated the neonatal unit named Türkiye at Eusebio Hernandez Children’s Hospital in Havana.
For the purpose of reducing the number of maternal and infant deaths during childbirth in Cuba, a number of high-tech medical devices such as intensive care incubators, ventilators and transfer incubators were presented with a ceremony to the neonatal unit of Eusebio Hernandez Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital of the country.
Cuban Deputy Minister of Public Health, Reynol Garcia; Türkiye’s Ambassador to Havana, Vehbi Esgel Etensel; and TİKA representatives attended the ceremony held at the hospital. In his speech, Deputy Minister Garcia expressed his gratitude to Türkiye and TİKA as they stood by Cuba during tough times.
The broadcast studio of Tele-Liban, Lebanon’s Public Television was renovated by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).
TİKA renovated the studio and the waiting room in the historical building of Tele-Liban, Lebanon’s public television channel, located in Tallet El Khayat district.
The project’s opening ceremony was attended by Lebanon’s Minister of Information, Ziad Makary; Türkiye’s Ambassador to Beirut, Ali Barış Ulusoy; TİKA Beirut Office and Tele-Liban employees.
Lebanon’s Minister of Information Ziad Makary, who gave a speech at the opening ceremony, expressed their gratitude to the Republic of Türkiye for the project carried out by TİKA and also underlined that this project will bring the channel’s content and broadcast capacity to an advanced level.
Besides, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Beirut, Ali Barış Ulusoy, wished that the project would increase the influence of Tele-Liban, which is institutional evidence of Lebanon’s history and also wished all the employees of Tele-Liban success in the presence of Ziad Makary.
Tele-Liban, which was the first television channel in nearby countries and the Levant region in 1959 and the first channel to switch to color broadcast in the region, has a significant place in the Lebanese media sector due to its public broadcasting and being the official voice of the state.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided agricultural equipment support to the Fatawasen Women’s Association in order to promote rural development and empower women in Fadial Village, situated in the south of the capital Dakar.
Every year in Senegal, approximately 300 thousand tons of rice are imported from Far East countries. Senegal, striving for self-sufficiency in rice production every year, has been practicing paddy cultivation for many years in Fadial Village, with a population of 1,786 in the Mbour district, which features wetlands.
With this project implemented by TİKA, a new 97.5 sq. meters grain warehouse was constructed by the association, and degerminators, paddy peeling machines, paddy cookers, and equipment were provided and delivered to the Fatawasen Women's Association to encourage paddy production in the village, financially empowering women, and promoting solidarity within the community.
The opening ceremony of the project was attended by Fuat Canan, the Coordinator of TİKA Dakar Program Coordination Office; Abdoulaye Diouf, Deputy Mayor of Nguéniène, where Fadial Village is situated; members of the Association and volunteers from Corps Afrique, a project stakeholder.
Expressing his gratitude to TİKA for implementing an exemplary rural development project within the borders of Nguéniène Municipality, Deputy Mayor Abdoulaye Diouf emphasized that the project will increase rice production in Fadial Village.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) installed two greenhouses in Somalia, each with a 250 sq meters area.
To strengthen Somalia’s agricultural infrastructure, two agricultural training and practice greenhouses were installed in the National University’s (UMMADA) Department of Agriculture in Mogadishu, each with a 250 sq meters area.
The opening ceremony of the greenhouses was attended by Provincial Director of Agriculture of Mogadishu, Prof. Mohamud Mohamed; Rector of Somali National University, Prof. Hassan Osman Ga’al; Dean of Department of Agriculture, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdisamad Adam; TİKA’s Coordinator in Somalia, İlhami Turus and the students.
In his speech, TİKA’s Coordinator in Somalia, Turus emphasized that Somalia’s economy depends on agriculture and livestock breeding and therefore, activities in this field should be supported.
The director of Agriculture of Mogadishu, Prof. Mohamed stated that the project is a strategic step on the agricultural education in Somalia and thanked TİKA. He also emphasized that the project’s contribution to the country’s agriculture would be seen clearly in the future.
It will provide a blueprint for the farmers who use traditional agricultural methods
After the installment of the greenhouses was complete, one-week-long pieces of training on greenhousing were given in the university by the engineers who graduated from university in Türkiye. These greenhouses, which will provide a blueprint for the farmers who use traditional agricultural methods, will increase the professional knowledge and experience of the students, support their applied training, and enable them to have experience in the field of agriculture.
Within the scope of the project, the agricultural equipment, fertilizer, pesticides, and machinery for seeding and harvesting were also provided to be used in the first implementation. The country is currently importing 80% of the fruits and vegetables that it needs. The goal of this project is to encourage local production and to provide the people with fresh products.
The greenhouses implemented to support and improve the agricultural infrastructure will enable growing of vegetables and fruits every month of the year. Also, the drip irrigation system of these greenhouses will save water in the regions that have irrigation problems.
Built within Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Cezeri Laboratory was put into service with a ceremony.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Paçacı; President of CTTI, Major-General Abdul Salih; Director of CTTI, Atıf Celal; TİKA’s Coordinator in Islamabad, Muhsin Balcı; authorities from the Institute; and the students.
The 3D printers, 3D scanners, laser cutting and CNC cutting machines, lathes, bench drills, computers, digital microscopes, robotic training sets, and all other necessary mechanical-electronic equipment in the Cezeri Lab were provided by Türkiye.
The experts commissioned by TİKA gave a two-week training on how to use the machinery and the equipment, 3D design and modeling, and robotic coding to the lecturers and students who work at various institute departments.
Carried out by TİKA, the “Cezeri Lab” project enables the academic staff, researchers, and students to work on research development along with design and production. Implemented in several countries by TİKA, the “Cezeri Lab” project takes inspiration from Ismail al-Jazari, who is considered “Father of Robotics” by the authorities worldwide.
Intending to develop greenhouse vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) supported the installment of 1000 square meters of greenhouse for 20 families.
In Zavidoviçi Municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Zenica-Doboj Canton, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided the installment of 1000 square meters of greenhouse for 20 families by supporting 5 different women’s solidarity associations to develop the greenhouse vegetable production.
As a part of this project, Zavidoviçi Municipality provided vegetable seedlings to the users within the associations, thus enabling women to have a bigger role in agricultural production.
Zavidoviçi Mayor Hašim Mujanović attended the delivery ceremony of the project and stated that the project is mainly targeted at women who do not have a regular income, emphasizing that the importance of increasing and diversifying small-scale production activities and thanked TİKA.
Thanks to the project, the women are able to keep their hand-grown products in natural conditions, thus avoiding yield loss and negative effects of seasonal conditions while selling these products in the municipality markets and the fairs that take place in the region with “natural product” labels.
In the city of Pikine in Dakar, the capital, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided sewing machines to La Source Training Center. It is active within Suxali Jigeen Craftsman's Association, which is formed by 30 craftsmen, most of whom are female tailors.
Suxali Jigeen Craftsman’s Association enables approximately 100 women to acquire professions each year in Pikine, a region where unemployment is high and employment opportunities are limited. TİKA provided the needed 22 sewing machines, 5 embroidery machines, and 2 overlock machines to La Source Training Center, which is active within Suxali Jigeen Craftsman’s Association.
The opening of the project was attended by West Pikine Mayor, Cheikh Diop; the Authority from the Ministry of Training, Learning and Crafts, Ablaye Niang; and the authorities from the Training Center.
In his speech, West Pikine Mayor Cheikh Diop thanked TİKA for the project, stating that the 29 sewing machines will enable the young Senegalese women, who are future tailors and currently receiving vocational training, to learn the profession with a master-apprentice relationship.
In his speech, ministry official Niang emphasized that the young women who attend the courses in La Source Training Center will acquire a profession, thus they will help to support their families in the future.
Osman Mia Merchant Mother and Child Hospital, which was equipped by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), was put into service with a ceremony in Sylhet, a city in Bangladesh.
The opening ceremony was organized in the city of Sylhet, which is 200 kilometers away from Dhaka, the capital city. The opening ceremony of the hospital, which was built by the Municipality of Sylhet to meet the healthcare needs of 700,000 people living in the city and equipped with equipment such as anesthetic machine, x-ray machine, biochemistry analyzer, cell counter, ultrasound, EKG machine, operating table, and surgical lights by TİKA, was attended by TİKA’s Vice President, Dr. Ümit Naci Yorulmaz; Mayor of Sylhet, Ariful Haque Choudhury; officials from TİKA’s Bangladesh Program Coordination Office; officials from Sylhet Provincial Health Directorate; and hospital authorities.
In his speech during the ceremony, the Mayor of Sylhet, Ariful Haque thanked TİKA and Türkiye for the technical help given to fully equip the hospital. Mentioning the hardships of low and middle income groups face to access health care in Sylhet, the honorary capital city of Bangladesh, Choudhury stressed that this support will make it easier to access health care not only for the people who live in the city but for the people who live around that region as well. Haque also mentioned that they will be glad to see TİKA continue its activities in the city of Sylhet in the future.
In his speech, TİKA’s Vice President, Ümit Naci Yorulmaz, gave information about TİKA and examples of the organization’s activities in all regions of Bangladesh. Yorulmaz stated that the Development cooperations TİKA has been carrying out in the country since 2014 contributed to the friendship between Türkiye and Bangladesh greatly. He mentioned that TİKA will continue to support Bangladesh in the future. After the opening, Yorulmaz received information about the health sector in Bangladesh and inspected the hospital.
Even though Bangladesh has leapt forward significantly in the health field, the health sector still suffers from serious setbacks because of the crowded population and limited economic possibilities of the country. Being one of the countries with the highest population density in the world, with a population of nearly 170 million, Bangladesh is a country with a high infant mortality rate, according to the United Nations data. Underbudget healthcare and the lack of several qualified healthcare workers restrain the people of Bangladesh from considerably benefitting from healthcare services. In the country, where eye diseases are quite common, there is a high rate of becoming permanently disabled due to the lack of proactive healthcare at an early age. TİKA’s activities in Bangladesh are usually in the field of maternal and child health in addition to prenatal and postnatal healthcare. Since 2014, TİKA opened 18 healthcare centers across Bangladesh and carried out various health projects, therefore touching hundreds of thousands of lives.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided agricultural equipment and seedlings for the strawberry cultivators in North Macedonia.
Within the scope of the Rural Development Support Program Project for Strawberry Cultivation, TİKA provided 20 families with strawberry seedlings and the necessary agricultural equipment for strawberry cultivation.
100 thousand certified and highly efficient strawberry seedlings, the breeds of which are 'Albion' and 'Rubigen’, were delivered to the 20 families that were previously determined from the municipalities of Radoviš, Konče, Demir Kapija, Negotino, Gradsko, and Resen.
The equipment that is necessary for production, such as drip irrigation system, plastic mulch, and organic fertilizer were delivered to the beneficiary families.
21 Projects in the sector of agriculture and livestock breeding
The opening ceremony that took place in Timjanik Village in the city of Negotino, which is located in the central parts of the country, was attended by TİKA’s Coordinator in Skopje, Mehmet Bayrak, and the beneficiary families.
In his speech there, Bayrak noted that as TİKA, they have been carrying out projects and activities in North Macedonia since 2005.
Bayrak stated that with a people-oriented approach, they have carried out projects in every field that is about the people; such as education, health, agriculture, and infrastructure. He said: “We prioritize developing projects in the sector of agriculture and livestock breeding to increase the production of quality food, to decrease unemployment, to increase the economic income of family-owned businesses, and to enable rural development. With this mindset, we have carried out 21 Projects in the sector of agriculture and livestock breeding in the Republic of North Macedonia.”
Bayrak noted that they carried out projects on fields such as green housing, beekeeping, and rice production in 80 different municipalities in a way that is inclusive of different ethnic groups; and he reminded that they started the strawberry cultivation project with 20 families in 2021.
The goal of the project is to enable the families to stay in the regions they live in now and to contribute to rural development.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided a supply kit containing mattresses, blankets, pillows, towels, and clothes for approximately 6 thousand Gazan workers who settled in West Bank.
After the attacks, work permits of approximately 18 thousand Gazan workers who used to work in Israel before Israel’s attack on Gaza that started on October 7, were cancelled. Some of these workers were arrested by the Israeli security forces. Approximately 6 thousand workers managed to reach West Bank with their own efforts.
Workers who arrived at West Bank were placed at the shelters in Ramallah, Jericho, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Jerusalem, Salfit, Bethlehem, and Tubas.
In cooperation with the Palestinian Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Labour, these workers were provided with 1000 supply kits containing mattresses, blankets, pillows, towels, and clothes.
The supplies prepared by TİKA were delivered to the authorities of the Ministry of Labour to be distributed to the workers.
A voluntary Turkish healthcare team, formed by expert doctors, nurses, and anesthesia technicians, performed free examinations and operations in Uganda.
In cooperation with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and Friends of All Africa Association (TADD), the Turkish healthcare team is helping the people of Uganda, who are struggling to get the necessary healthcare in Jinja.
The voluntary team performed medical operations on patients in critical conditions in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.
Providing healthcare in various fields such as pediatrics, general surgery, and gynecology; the Turkish healthcare team examined the patients and performed operations if necessary.
Training the local healthcare workers in the hospital, the Turkish healthcare team shared their knowledge and experience.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) supports 8 original cartoons in the Gagauz language.
Each of the 8 cartoons which are prepared in the Gagauz language with Moldovan subtitles are 7.5 minutes long. The characters, soundtracks, animation, montage, dubbing, and content of the cartoons are completely original.
These works, the first-ever cartoons to be prepared by the Gagauz people, are about the Gagauz traditions and therefore, will contribute to the youth and the children to know their culture better.
Intending to encourage young people and children to learn the Gagauz language, TİKA carried out the “Dubbing Cartoons in Gagauz Turkish Project” in 2022, which was welcomed with enthusiasm in the region.
